gravel

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
石 meaning component

  Meaning component

shídàn

  

stone

乐 sound component

  Sound component

yuè

  

happy

Evolution

砾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
砾 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
砾 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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gravel, pebbles, potsherds; gravel; small stone

Most common words with 砾
Freq.
Word
Meaning

瓦砾

rubble

砾石

gravel

沙砾

grains of sand

gravel

砂砾

grit