石头
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
石头 (shítou) · stone
石头 (shítou) means “stone”. It is written with 2 characters: 石 (stone) + 头 (head). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 石头 is built
The characters
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)
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
河边有很多石头。Hé biān yǒu hěn duō shítou.There are many stones by the river.
这块石头真重！Zhè kuài shítou zhēn zhòng!This stone is really heavy!
Questions about 石头
What does 石头 mean?
石头 (shítou) means “stone”.
How do you pronounce 石头?
石头 is pronounced shítou.
Which HSK level is 石头?
石头 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 石油shíyóuoil
- 宝石bǎoshígem
- 化石huàshífossil
- 岩石yánshírock
- 钻石zuànshídiamond
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 木头mùtouwood
Learn 石头 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.