石灰

shíhuī

noun #24,154

Measure Word

一袋石灰 dài

Meanings

1 lime (calcium oxide)
2 limestone; chalk

Characters

ash; gray; dust; lime

Examples

建筑工人用石灰粉刷了墙壁。

Jiànzhú gōngrén yòng shíhuī fěnshuā le qiángbì.

Construction workers whitewashed the walls with lime.

石灰是制造水泥的重要原材料。

Shíhuī shì zhìzào shuǐní de zhòngyào yuáncáiliào.

Lime is an important raw material for making cement.

Tips

memory

石 (stone) + 灰 (ash / gray) — 'stone ash,' capturing how limestone is burned to produce this gray-white powder used in construction.

Stroke Order

石 shí

灰 huī