石膏

shígāo

noun #12,404

Measure Word

一块石膏 kuài

Meanings

1 gypsum
2 plaster
3 plaster cast (for a broken bone)

Characters

paste; ointment

Examples

他的腿打了石膏。

Tā de tuǐ dǎ le shígāo.

His leg was put in a plaster cast.

这面墙是用石膏做的。

Zhè miàn qiáng shì yòng shígāo zuò de.

This wall is made of plaster.

Tips

usage

石膏 covers both the mineral gypsum and the medical plaster cast. In a hospital context, 打石膏 means to put on a cast; in construction, 石膏板 (shígāobǎn) means plasterboard/drywall.

Stroke Order

石 shí

膏 gāo