石头 (shítou): stone; rock

Measure Word

一块石头 kuài

Meanings

1 stone; rock
2 pebble

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

路上有很多石头。

Lùshang yǒu hěnduō shítou.

There are many stones on the road.

HSK 3

他搬起一块大石头。

Tā bān qǐ yī kuài dà shítou.

He lifted up a big rock.

HSK 5

别扔石头！

Bié rēng shítou!

Don't throw stones!

Tips

culture

石头剪刀布 is 'rock paper scissors' in Chinese - literally 'stone scissors cloth.'

In Pop Culture

石猴 Shí Hóu

Stone Monkey

Sun Wukong's origin - born from a magic stone in Journey to the West.

Stroke Order

石 shí

头 tóu

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