石膏 meaning in English

shígāo

gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster

19 strokes

Meaning of 石膏

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shígāo
  1. gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
  2. plaster
  3. plaster cast (for a broken bone)

石膏 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā的de腿tuǐ打dǎ了le石shí膏gāo。
His leg was put in a cast.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

石 shí · stone · 5 strokes

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膏 gāo · grease · 14 strokes

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  14. 14

Related words

Words that share a character with 石膏.

石头shítoustone
石油shíyóuoil; petroleum
宝石bǎoshíprecious stone; gem
化石huàshífossil
钻石zuànshídiamond
岩石yánshí(geology) rock
陨石yǔnshímeteorite; aerolite
牙膏yágāotoothpaste
水落石出shuǐluò-shíchū(lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); (fig.) the truth comes to light
礁石jiāoshíreef
石板shíbǎnslab; flagstone
巨石jùshíhuge rock; boulder; monolith

Questions about 石膏

What does 石膏 mean?

石膏 (shígāo) means "gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster".

How do you write 石膏?

石膏 is made of 2 characters: 石 (5 strokes), 膏 (14 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.