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

HSK 5

胆结石需要手术取出。

Dǎnjiéshí xūyào shǒushù qǔchū.

Gallstones need to be removed surgically.

HSK 7-9

他得了肾结石。

Tā déle shènjiéshí.

He developed kidney stones.

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