石头 (shítou): stone; rock

Measure Word

一块石头 kuài

Meanings

1 stone; rock
2 pebble

Characters

Examples

路上有很多石头。

Lùshang yǒu hěnduō shítou.

There are many stones on the road.

别扔石头！

Bié rēng shítou!

Don't throw stones!

他搬起一块大石头。

Tā bān qǐ yī kuài dà shítou.

He lifted up a big rock.

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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