(shuò) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

shuò great, eminent; large, big 11 strokes · Radical (stone) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 硕 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced shuò.

Stroke Order & Practice

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硕 — 11 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left stone
right page

Radical

The radical of is — meaning stone. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. Like a sheet 页 of stone 石.

HSK 4 Words Containing 硕

shuòshì master's degree
她正在读硕士研究生。
Tā zhèngzài dú shuòshì yánjiūshēng.
She is studying for a master's degree.

Tasks Featuring 硕 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论教学、学习情况
Education & Learning · 硕士

FAQ

What does 硕 mean in Chinese?

硕 (shuò) means great, eminent; large, big. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 硕 have?

硕 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 硕?

The radical of 硕 is 石 (stone). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 确, 研, 础, 破.

What is the pinyin for 硕?

硕 is pronounced shuò.

What HSK 4 words use 硕?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 硕 appears in 1 word, including 硕士 (shuòshì). See the full list above.

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