砌 Strokes Write it Listen 砌 qì to pile up, to build; stone steps; rock wall HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 石 Ideograph 1 word Built from石shístone, rock, mineral切qièto cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager How it worksTo cut 切 stone 石; 切 also provides the pronunciation.