Chinese symbol for “stone”
石头
shí tou
Traditional: 石頭
stone; 块 (kuài)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for stone is 石头 (shí tou), defined as: stone; 块 (kuài).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “stone”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石块 (石塊) | shí kuài | stone; rock |
| 果核 | guǒ hé | stone (of a fruit); pit |
| 核 | hé | pit; stone |
| 石 | shí | rock; stone |
| 砄 | jué | stone; rock |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 石头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 钻石 (鑽石) | zuàn shí | diamond; 颗 (kē) |
| 岩石 | yán shí | (geology) rock |
| 宝石 (寶石) | bǎo shí | precious stone; gem; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 化石 | huà shí | fossil |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “stone”.
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.