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石头
石頭
shítou
1. stone
2. CL:[[塊|块<kuài>]]
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

石
shí
stone, rock, mineral
HSK 5 5 丶
头
tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (8)

圆石头
yuánshítou
boulder
石头记
ShítouJì
The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions [[紅樓夢|红楼梦<HónglóuMèng>]]
石头火锅
shítouhuǒguō
claypot (used in cooking)
摸石头过河
mōshítouguòhé
lit. crossing the river by feeling for stones
摸着石头过河
mōzheshítouguòhé
to wade the river by groping for stones (idiom)
石头、剪子、布
shítou,jiǎnzi,bù
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
搬石头砸自己的脚
bānshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo
to move a stone and stub one's toe
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)

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