shí

石 (shí) is a Chinese word meaning “rock; stone; stone inscription”.

Meanings

  1. 1rock
  2. 2stone
  3. 3stone inscription
  4. 4one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Related words

石头stone钻石diamond石dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters石surname Shi石油oil岩石(geology) rock宝石precious stone; gem陨石meteorite大理石marble石膏gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)水落石出lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)红宝石ruby

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