磯 meaning and stroke order
Jetty, reef; breakwater, eddy
How to write 磯, stroke by stroke
17 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 磯
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- breakwater
- jetty
How 磯 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Rock.
石 gives the meaning and 幾 hints at the sound.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 磯
The rock radical 石 (shí) on the left tells you this is about stone, and 幾 (jǐ) on the right gives the sound jī. Picture a few rocks piled at the water's edge to make a jetty or reef.
磯 is a traditional form and is rare in modern Mandarin. It mostly appears in place names and literary words for rocky shores, such as 燕子磯 (Yànzǐ Jī), a famous rocky cliff on the Yangtze in Nanjing. Example: 江邊有一塊石磯。(Jiāng biān yǒu yí kuài shí jī.) There is a rocky jetty by the river.
Common mistake: Learners often read 磯 with the third tone because its phonetic 幾 is often jǐ, but 磯 is first tone jī. Also do not confuse it with 機 (jī, machine), which has the tree radical 木 instead of 石.
Questions about 磯
How many strokes are in 磯?
磯 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 磯 mean?
磯 (jī) means jetty, reef; breakwater, eddy.
How do you pronounce 磯?
磯 is pronounced jī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 磯?
The radical of 磯 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 磯 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 磯?
磯 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 矶, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 磯?
In simplified Chinese it is written 矶, with the same 石 radical and a simpler phonetic part 几. Mainland texts use 矶, while Taiwan and Hong Kong use 磯.
Is 磯 used in Japanese too?
Yes. Japanese uses 磯 for a rocky shore, read iso, and it is common in names like 磯野. The core meaning of rocks by the water is the same as in Chinese.