石

Shi2
#414 most
frequent character
surname Shi

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

石 is a drawing of a mountain rock, and that was its first meaning. The sense then broadened to stone and to stone-like.

Drawn as: mountain rock

石 as a component in other characters

sound6 characters
picture9 characters

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