shí

stone; rock; surname Shi

HSK 5 #414

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 414th character
Radical ⽯ (112.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 216

Definitions

石 shí
  1. 1. stone
  2. 2. rock
  3. 3. surname Shi
  4. 4. stone inscription
  5. 5. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments bā yīn
石 dàn
  1. 1. dry measure for grain equal to ten dou dòu
  2. 2. ten pecks
  3. 3. one hundred liters

Stroke order

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Words containing 石

Word Meaning
metal and stone; fig. hard objects
rocks; stones; rubble
sand and stones
talc
limestone
China pink; Dianthus chinensis (botany)
saltpeter; niter; potassium nitrate KNO3
stone; calculus
turquoise (gemstone)
opal
stone beam; horizontal slab of stone
terrazzo
living fossil
pumice
quicklime; calcium oxide CaO
variant of pán shí
grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); also called
earth-shattering; breakthrough
grotto; rock cave
touchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine
mudslide; TW debris flow
slow hard work brings success
plaster of Paris; calcined gypsum
dolomite
Ishii (Japanese surname)