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
fossil fuel
fossil assemblage
prehistoric stone table; menhir
synthetic oil
a magnet; same as cí tiě
philosopher's stone
Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
the four famous Chinese Buddhist grottoes
boulder
boulder
excavated soil and rock; construction spoil
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon
the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career
tombstone; gravestone
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou yíng kǒu, Liaoning
Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou yíng kǒu, Liaoning
Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou yíng kǒu, Liaoning
Dashiqiao, city in Liaoning, China
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)