化石
Old HSK 6
化石 (huàshí) · fossil
化石 (huàshí) means “fossil”. It is written with 2 characters: 化 (-ize) + 石 (stone). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 化石 is built
The characters
化 huà · -ize
What 化 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
石 shí · stone
What 石 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
博物馆里有很多动物化石。Bówùguǎn lǐ yǒu hěnduō dòngwù huàshí.The museum has many animal fossils.
科学家在山里发现了鱼的化石。Kēxuéjiā zài shānlǐ fāxiàn le yú de huàshí.Scientists found fish fossils in the mountains.
Questions about 化石
What does 化石 mean?
化石 (huàshí) means “fossil”.
How do you pronounce 化石?
化石 is pronounced huàshí.
Which HSK level is 化石?
化石 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 变化biànhuàchange
- 文化wénhuàculture
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 化学huàxuéchemistry
- 多元化duōyuánhuàdiverse
- 恶化èhuàto worsen
- 二氧化碳èryǎnghuàtàncarbon dioxide
- 化肥huàféichemical fertilizer
- 化验huàyànlab test
- 化妆huàzhuāngto put on makeup
Learn 化石 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.