岩 yán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
岩石
yánshí
rock; stone
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
- 这些岩石记录了几亿年前海洋沉积的痕迹。 Zhèxiē yánshí jìlù le jǐ yì nián qián hǎiyáng chénjī de hénjì. These rocks record traces of marine sedimentation from hundreds of millions of years ago.
- 山脚下布满了大大小小的岩石，溪水从中流过。 Shānjiǎo xià bùmǎn le dàdà xiǎoxiǎo de yánshí, xīshuǐ cóng zhōng liúguò. The foot of the mountain is covered with rocks of all sizes, and a stream flows between them.
- 海边的岩石被海浪冲刷得非常光滑。 Hǎibiān de yánshí bèi hǎilàng chōngshuā dé fēicháng guānghuá. The rocks by the sea have been polished very smooth by the waves.
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
- 礁石 jiāoshí reef; rock in the sea
- 水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān constant dripping wears away stone; persistence brings success
- 水落石出 shuǐluòshíchū the truth comes to light
- 陨石 yǔnshí meteorite
- 钻石 zuànshí diamond
- 炭 tàn charcoal; coal; carbonised fuel
- 竹竿 zhúgān bamboo pole