石棺

shíguān

noun #18,090

Measure Word

一具石棺 jù

Meanings

1 sarcophagus
2 stone coffin

Characters

Examples

考古学家在墓中发现了一具石棺。

Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài mù zhōng fāxiàn le yī jù shíguān.

Archaeologists discovered a sarcophagus in the tomb.

这具石棺已有两千年的历史。

Zhè jù shíguān yǐ yǒu liǎngqiān nián de lìshǐ.

This sarcophagus is two thousand years old.

Tips

memory

石 (stone) + 棺 (coffin) = stone coffin. Straightforward and literal, just like the English word 'sarcophagus' comes from Greek meaning 'flesh-eating stone.'

Stroke Order

石 shí

棺 guān