沙石 (shā shí) — sand and stones; gravel

Definition

noun
sand and stonesgravel
Easily confused

Examples

  • 沙石。
    Gōng rén men bǎ shā shí pù zài lù shang.
    The workers spread gravel on the road.
  • 沙石。
    Hé biān yǒu hěn duō shā shí.
    There is a lot of sand and stones by the river.
  • 沙石。
    Zhè duī shā shí kě yǐ yòng lái jiàn fáng zi.
    This pile of gravel can be used to build a house.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

沙shāsand
石shístone

沙 and 石 stand side by side, meaning sand and stones.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 石 shows a stone under a cliff-like overhang, or a cave set into a cliff side.

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