结石

結石

jiéshí

noun #56,449

Measure Word

一颗结石 kē

Meanings

1 calculus (medical)
2 stone (in kidney, gallbladder, etc.)

Characters

Examples

他得了肾结石。

Tā dé le shèn jiéshí.

He developed kidney stones.

胆结石需要手术取出。

Dǎn jiéshí xūyào shǒushù qǔchū.

Gallstones need to be removed surgically.

Tips

memory

结 (to form, congeal) + 石 (stone) = 'a stone that formed'. Pairs with the organ: 肾结石 kidney stone, 胆结石 gallstone, 尿路结石 urinary tract stone.

Stroke Order

结 jié

石 shí