砾
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(bound form) gravel; small stone
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 石 +5
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 礫
- Common rank
- #3,339
- Unicode
- U+783E
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 砾
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火山砾 | lapillus; lapilli | |
| 磨石砂砾 | millstone grit; coarse sandstone | |
| 砾石 | gravel; pebbles | |
| 瓦砾堆 | pile of rubble; debris | |
| 沙砾 | grains of sand | |
| 瓦砾 | rubble; debris | |
| 砾岩 | conglomerate (geology) | |
| 砂砾 | grit | |
| 漂砾 | (geology) glacial erratic; rock transported by a glacier |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 乐 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐 sound part | cheerful, happy, laughing; music | |
| 栎 | chestnut-leaved oak | |
| 铄 | to melt, to smelt; polish, shine | |
| 泺 | a river in Shandong province | |
| 跞 | to walk, to move | |
| 轹 | to run over something in a vehicle |