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A way to remember it
A lump of rock at the foot of a cliff — the 厂 above is the cliff, the 口 below the stone. It is the mineral radical, which is why 矿, 码 and 硬 all begin with it.
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Radical 石 · 5 strokes · HSK 3
A way to remember itA lump of rock at the foot of a cliff — the 厂 above is the cliff, the 口 below the stone. It is the mineral radical, which is why 矿, 码 and 硬 all begin with it.