shí

stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112

HSK 5 #414

DEFINITIONS

石 shí
  • surname Shi
  • rock
  • stone
  • stone inscription
  • one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
石 dàn
  • dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗
  • ten pecks
  • one hundred liters

STROKES

WORDS

落井下 luò jǐng xià shí to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
化 shí huà to petrify; petrochemical industry
蓝宝 lán bǎo shí sapphire
huǒ shí flint (stone)
场 cǎi shí chǎng stone pit; quarry
cí shí magnet
灰 shí huī lime (calcium oxide)
打火 dǎ huǒ shí flint
鹅卵 é luǎn shí pebble; cobblestone
yù shí precious stones; jade and stone
成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
垫脚 diàn jiǎo shí stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career
流 ní shí liú landslide; torrent of mud and stones; mudslide
肾结 shèn jié shí kidney stone
像 shí xiàng stone statue
英 shí yīng quartz
pán shí Panshi county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province; boulder
suì shí flint
shí huī shí limestone
lì shí gravel; pebbles
luǎn shí cobble; pebble
匠 shí jiàng stonemason
绿宝 lǜ bǎo shí beryl
坑 yǔn shí kēng meteorite impact crater
吸铁 xī tiě shí a magnet; same as 磁鐵|磁铁