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
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)
(bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
(bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)
lapis lazuli
Taishi village (in Guangdong province)
Jiang Shinian, original name of Shennong
as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
pomegranate
gem; precious stone
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County xīn zhú xiàn, northwest Taiwan
Jianshi Township, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Jianshi Township, Hsinchu, Taiwan
lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth)
study of rocks; petrology; lithology
study of rocks; petrology; lithology
rock stratum
rock stratum
Stonehenge
Stonehenge; giant stone arrangement
magnetite Fe3O4
a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement
a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement
attack someone in trouble; kick them when down