礁 jiāo
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
礁石
jiāoshí
reef; rock in the sea
Characters in this word
石 shí
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 退潮后，隐藏在水下的礁石逐渐露出，航道也变得危险。 Tuìcháo hòu, yǐncáng zài shuǐxià de jiāoshí zhújiàn lù chū, hángdào yě biàn de wēixiǎn. After the tide went out, the reefs hidden beneath the water gradually emerged, making the channel dangerous.
- 海浪拍打着岸边的礁石，溅起白色的水花。 Hǎilàng pāidǎ zhe àn biān de jiāoshí, jiàn qǐ báisè de shuǐhuā. The waves beat against the rocks by the shore, sending up white spray.
- 海鸥站在礁石上，静静地看着远处的渔船。 Hǎi'ōu zhàn zài jiāoshí shang, jìngjìng de kànzhe yuǎnchù de yúchuán. The seagull stood on the rock, quietly watching the fishing boat in the distance.
Related words
- 石头 shítou stone
- 石油 shíyóu oil
- 宝石 bǎoshí gemstone
- 化石 huàshí fossil
- 绊脚石 bànjiǎoshí stumbling block; obstacle
- 水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant dripping wears away stone; persistence brings success
- 水落石出 shuǐluòshíchū the truth comes to light
- 岩石 yánshí rock; stone
- 陨石 yǔnshí meteorite
- 钻石 zuànshí diamond
- 泥潭 nítán quagmire; mire
- 鸟巢 niǎocháo bird’s nest