字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE乙3212 (商)
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Nature & Elements
石 stone (side form)
いしへん ishihen · side form of 石 いし ishi
5 strokesRadical of 19 kanjiPart of 21
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Representation of a qing (磬). 口 was subsequently added as a decorative element.
Source: Wiktionary, 石 (rev. 92618269), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Solid as a rock! This radical brings the weight, hardness, and enduring nature of stone to any character it joins. When it sits on the left side, think of geological features, hard materials like minerals and gems, and the tools and structures built from the earth itself. It is the radical of the foundation, the unyielding surface, and the raw materials of civilization.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates physical stones, rocks, minerals, hardness, the process of polishing or breaking hard objects, and tools/machinery made of stone or metal.
What it grows into
- 確assuranceカク · たしか
- 砂sandサ · すな
石 + 少sound
Originally, this character was a variant form of 沙, a Pictogram (象形) that represents the appearance of sand along a riverbank.
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 破rendハ · やぶる
石 + 皮sound
Phono-semantic compound · Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Every kanji with 石 as its radical
All 19 kanji