矶
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breakwater; jetty
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 石 +2
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 磯
- Common rank
- #3,054
- Unicode
- U+77F6
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 矶
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校 | UCLA | |
| 洛矶山脉 | Rocky Mountains | |
| 洛矶山 | Rocky Mountains | |
| 白背矶鸫 | (bird species of China) common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis) | |
| 洛杉矶时报 | Los Angeles Times | |
| 白喉矶鸫 | (bird species of China) white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis) | |
| 洛杉矶湖人 | Los Angeles Lakers (NBA team) | |
| 栗腹矶鸫 | (bird species of China) chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris) | |
| 蓝矶鸫 | (bird species of China) blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) | |
| 洛杉矶 | Los Angeles, California | |
| 矶鹬 | (bird species of China) common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 几 — compare how they read.