砾石

礫石

lìshí

noun #32,739

Measure Word

一块砾石 kuài

Meanings

1 gravel
2 pebbles
3 shingle

Characters

small stone; pebble

Examples

小路上铺满了砾石。

Xiǎolù shàng pūmǎnle lìshí.

The path is covered with gravel.

河床上有很多砾石。

Héchuáng shàng yǒu hěn duō lìshí.

There are lots of pebbles on the riverbed.

Tips

memory

砾 (lì) = small stone, with the 石 'stone' radical baked right in. So 砾石 is literally 'pebble-stones' — the doubled stone radical is your visual cue that this word is all about little rocks.

Stroke Order

砾 lì

石 shí