Stroke order of 石
石 has 5 strokes. Follow the boxes left to right: the red stroke is the one to write next.
What 石 means
石 shí: stone, rock, mineral.
How it is built
- Radical: 石
- 石 is an ideograph: its parts combine to suggest the meaning.
- A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂.
Tips for writing 石
- Say each stroke as you write it, so the order sticks.
- Keep the character inside the box: use the dashed centre lines to place each part.
- Trace the faded copies first, then write it on your own in the empty boxes.
Practise it in context
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- 彳 to step with the left foot
- 阝 place
- 广 broad
- 床 bed
- 前 in front
- 疑 to doubt
- 是 to be
- 地 earth
- 上 above
- 霜 frost
- 举 to raise
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