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Chinese symbol for “sandstone”

砂石
shā shí
sandstone; sand and stone; aggregate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sandstone is 砂石 (shā shí), defined as: sandstone; sand and stone; aggregate.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

砂 shā
sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty
radical 112 ⽯ · 9 strokes
石 shí
stone, rock, mineral
radical 112 ⽯ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sandstone”

WordPinyinMeaning
砂岩shā yánsandstone
沙岩shā yánsandstone
砺 (礪)lìgrind; sandstone

Related words

Other words that share a character with 砂石.

WordPinyinMeaning
砂岩shā yánsandstone
朱砂zhū shācinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS
砂糖shā tánggranulated sugar
砂锅 (砂鍋)shā guōcasserole; earthenware pot
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum
石头 (石頭)shí toustone; 块 (kuài)
钻石 (鑽石)zuàn shídiamond; 颗 (kē)
岩石yán shí(geology) rock

See also: Japanese symbol for “sandstone”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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