岩石
Old HSK 6
岩石 (yánshí) · rock
岩石 (yánshí) means “rock”. It is written with 2 characters: 岩 (cliff) + 石 (stone). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 岩石 is built
The characters
岩 yán · cliff
What 岩 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal 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
海边有很多黑色的岩石。Hǎibiān yǒu hěnduō hēisè de yánshí.There are many black rocks by the sea.
这些岩石已经有几亿年了。Zhèxiē yánshí yǐjīng yǒu jǐ yì nián le.These rocks are hundreds of millions of years old.
Questions about 岩石
What does 岩石 mean?
岩石 (yánshí) means “rock”.
How do you pronounce 岩石?
岩石 is pronounced yánshí.
Which HSK level is 岩石?
岩石 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 岩石 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 210: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.