硕 meaning and stroke order
Great, eminent; large, big
How to write 硕, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 硕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) large; big
- (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士[shuo4 shi4])
How 硕 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Like a sheet 页 of stone 石.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 硕
硕 combines 石 (shí, stone) and 页 (yè, page or sheet). Picture a sheet of stone so huge it could be a giant page, and you have something large and great.
硕 is a bound form, so it almost never stands alone. You will see it most in 硕士 (shuòshì, master's degree) and in set words like 丰硕 (fēngshuò, plentiful) and 硕果 (shuòguǒ, great achievement). Example: 她正在读硕士。(Tā zhèngzài dú shuòshì.) She is doing a master's degree.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 硕 with 顾 (gù) or 领 (lǐng), since all three have 页 on the right. Check the left side: only 硕 has 石. Also keep the fourth tone, shuò, and do not say shuō like 说.
Common words with 硕
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
硕 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 硕
How many strokes are in 硕?
硕 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 硕 mean?
硕 (shuò) means great, eminent; large, big. A common word with it is 硕士 (shuòshì), meaning "master's degree; person who has a master's degree".
How do you pronounce 硕?
硕 is pronounced shuò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 硕?
The radical of 硕 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 硕 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 硕?
The traditional form of 硕 is 碩. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 硕 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 硕 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 硕 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say bachelor's, master's, and PhD in Chinese?
A bachelor's degree is 学士 (xuéshì) or 本科 (běnkē). A master's is 硕士 (shuòshì), and a PhD is 博士 (bóshì). People often shorten a master's student to 硕士生 (shuòshìshēng) or 研究生 (yánjiūshēng).
Can I use 硕 to say something is big, like 大?
Not in everyday speech. For ordinary size, use 大 (dà). 硕 sounds formal and appears in fixed words such as 硕大 (shuòdà, huge) and 丰硕 (fēngshuò), often in writing.