钻石
Old HSK 6
钻石 (zuànshí) · diamond
钻石 (zuànshí) means “diamond”. It is written with 2 characters: 钻 (diamond) + 石 (stone). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 钻石 is built
The characters
钻 zuān · diamond
What 钻 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
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
她的戒指上有一颗钻石。Tā de jièzhǐ shàng yǒu yī kē zuànshí.Her ring has a diamond on it.
钻石是最硬的东西之一。Zuànshí shì zuì yìng de dōngxi zhīyī.Diamond is one of the hardest substances.
Questions about 钻石
What does 钻石 mean?
钻石 (zuànshí) means “diamond”.
How do you pronounce 钻石?
钻石 is pronounced zuànshí.
Which HSK level is 钻石?
钻石 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 钻石 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 249: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.