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硎

xíng

whetstone

🔤 Pictophonetic: 石 (stone) provides meaning, 刑 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (49%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

punishment, penalty; law

⿰石刑 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shí

石

stone, rock, mineral

💡 Ideographic: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂

5 strokes HSK 5

chǎng

厂

cliff; factory, workshop; building

2 strokes HSK 5

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

xíng

刑

punishment, penalty; law

💡 Ideographic: A man 刂 in jail 开

6 strokes HSK 6

kāi

开

to open; to start, to initiate, to begin

💡 Ideographic: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door

4 strokes HSK 1

dāo

刂

knife

2 strokes

Words Using 硎 (1)

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