石
Primary radical
石 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 砌.
石 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 砌.
砌 is decomposed as ⿰石切.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
to pile up, to build; stone steps; rock wall
砌 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
石 is the radical in 砌. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
堆砌 (duīqì): lit. to pile up (bricks); to pack; fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases); ornate rhetoric.