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

jīn shí metal and stone; fig. hard objects; inscription on metal or bronze
luàn shí rocks; stones; rubble; riprap
shā shí sand and stones
huá shí talc
灰岩 shí huī yán limestone
竹 shí zhú China pink; Dianthus chinensis (botany)
xiāo shí niter; saltpeter; potassium nitrate KNO3
jié shí calculus; stone
绿松 lǜ sōng shí turquoise (gemstone)
蛋白 dàn bái shí opal
cháng shí stone beam; horizontal slab of stone; feldspar or felspar (geology)
水磨 shuǐ mó shí terrazzo
活化 huó huà shí living fossil
fú shí pumice
灰 shēng shí huī calcium oxide CaO; quicklime
pán shí variant of 磐石[pan2 shi2]
斑鱼 shí bān yú grouper (Portuguese: garoupa); also called 鮨; Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
破天惊 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
窟 shí kū rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
试金 shì jīn shí touchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine
流 tǔ shí liú (Tw) debris flow; mudslide
滴水穿 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success; You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.; Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
膏 shú shí gāo plaster of Paris; calcined gypsum
白云 bái yún shí dolomite
井 shí jǐng Ishii (Japanese surname)