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石 Shí

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石 Shí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shí | Shi2
English translation
surname Shi
rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音 bā yīn [bā yīn]
stone, rock, mineral
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dàn | dan4
English translation
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 Dǒu
ten pecks
one hundred liters

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About 石 Shí

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

499

Traditional form

石 Shí

Contains the radical

石 Shí

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A rock 口 kǒu at the base of a cliff 厂 hǎn

Etymology of 石 Shí

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿸厂口

Explanation

Pictograph of a stone chime.

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Example sentences using 石 Shí

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到 dào 1644年 Nián ,这 zhè 残垣 cán yuán 中 Zhōng 只 zhǐ 剩 shèng 一 yī 堆 duī 石头 shítou .

In 1644, a lone heap of stones from this remained.

硅橡胶 guī xiàng jiāo 和 hé 熟石膏 shú shí gāo 作 zuò 铸模亦 yì 已 yǐ 取得 qǔ dé 成功 Chénggōng .

Silicone rubber and plaster of Paris have been used successfully.

他 tā 拾 shè 起 qǐ 一 yī 块 kuài 石头 shítou ,把 bǎ 它 tā 扔 rēng 了 le 出去 chū qù .

He took a stone and threw it.

继续 jìxù 推 tuī 呀 ya , 伙计 huǒ ji 们 men , 这 zhè 块 kuài 石头 shítou 很快就 jiù 要 yāo 推动 tuī dòng 了 le .

Push away, men, we'll soon move this rock.

石 Shí 塄 léng 坎 kǎn 顶 dǐng 上 shǎng 有 yǒu 一 yī 道 dào 矮 ǎi 砖墙, 上面 shàng miàn 是 shì 一道 yī dào 铁栏杆.

Upon the top of the bank was a low brick wall, surmounted by an iron railing.

Words with 石 Shí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
石 Shí rock石 Shí
石头 shítou stone石頭
石油 shíyóu oil石油 shíyóu
钻石 zuànshí diamond鑽石
岩石 yánshí rock岩石 yánshí
石化 shí huà to petrify石化 shí huà
宝石 bǎo shí gem寶石
陨石 yǔn shí meteorite隕石
蒋介石 Jiǎng Jiè shí Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975蔣介石
化石 huàshí fossil化石 huàshí
石膏 shí gāo plaster石膏 shí gāo
大理石 dà lǐ shí marble大理石 dà lǐ shí
石家庄 Shí jiā zhuāng Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省 Hé běi Shěng [Hé​běi​Shěng] in north China石家莊
石块 shí kuài stone石塊
矿石 kuàng shí ore礦石
结石 jié shí calculus結石
石板 shí bǎn slab石板 shí bǎn
红宝石 hóng bǎo shí ruby紅寶石
铁矿石 tiě kuàng shí iron ore鐵礦石
水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū the truth comes to light水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū
基石 jī shí cornerstone基石 jī shí
石榴 shí liu pomegranate石榴 shí liu
碎石 suì shí crushed or broken rock, stone etc碎石 suì shí
巨石 jù shí huge rock巨石 jù shí
石棉 Shí mián Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安 Yǎ ān [Yǎ​'ān], Sichuan石棉 Shí mián

石 Shí Decomposition & Compounds

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石 Shí Compounds

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  • 石 Shí
    • 研 yán
      • 揅 yán
    • 磨 mó
      • 蘑 mó , 嚰, 礳, 耱 mò , 饝
    • 岩 yán
      • 啱 yān , 碋
    • 泵 bèng
      • 揼
    • 宕 dàng
      • 菪 dàng , 趤
    • 槖 tuó
      • 驝
    • 砉 huò
      • 剨
    • 确 què , 破 pò , 码 mǎ , 碰 pèng , 碎 suì , 砸 zá , 硬 yìng , 矶 jī , 碍 ài , 磅 bàng , 砍 kǎn , 磁 cí , 碗 wǎn , 矿 kuàng , 碟 dié , 碧 bì , 础 chǔ , 砖 zhuān , 碳 tàn , 砰 pēng , 碑 bēi , 磕 kē , 碌 liù , 硕 shuò , 硫 liú , 拓 Tuò , 礁 jiāo , 碾 niǎn , 硝 xiāo , 碱 jiǎn , 磺 huáng , 砂 shā , 硅 guī , 磷 lín , 碉 diāo , 磐 pán , 砾 lì , 碘 diǎn , 砌 qì , 砷 shēn , 碴 chá , 砧 zhēn , 磋 cuō , 硷 jiǎn , 磊 lěi , 砒 pī , 砥 dǐ , 砣 tuó , 砝 fá , 砺 lì
    • 碜 chěn , 硼 péng , 硌 gè , 硒 xī , 矾 fán , 砚 yàn , 砟 zhǎ , 跖 zhí , 礒, 確 què , 礙 ài , 矽 xì , 砲 pào , 砹 ài , 碛 qì , 磯 jī , 砜 fēng , 硐 dòng , 砭 biān , 柘 zhè , 礴 bó , 碓 duì , 碇 dìng , 磞, 乭 shí , 斫 zhuó , 沰 tuō , 炻 shí , 矸 gān , 矻 kū , 矼 jiāng , 砀 dàng , 砃 dān , 砅 lì , 砆 fū , 砑 yà , 砕 suì , 砗 chē , 砠 qū , 砢 luǒ , 砩 fú , 砫 zhǔ , 砬 lá , 砮 nǔ , 砳 lè , 砵 bō , 砻 lóng , 砼 tóng , 硁 kēng , 硇 náo
    • 硍 kèn , 硎 xíng , 硏 yán , 硖 xiá , 硗 qiāo , 硙 wéi , 硚 qiáo , 硪 wò , 硭 máng , 硻 kēng , 硾 zhuì , 碃 qìng , 碈 mín , 碏 què , 碔 wǔ , 碚 bèi , 碝 ruǎn , 碞 yán , 碡 dú , 碣 jié , 碫 duàn , 碬 xiá , 碯 nǎo , 碲 dì , 碻 què , 磈 wěi , 磉 sǎng , 磎 xī , 磔 zhé , 磖 lá , 磙 gǔn , 磛 chán , 磠, 磡 kàn , 磤 yǐn , 磥 lěi , 磪 cuī , 磬 qìng , 磭 chuò , 磲 qú , 磴 dèng , 磵 jiàn , 磹 diàn , 磻 pán , 礀 jiàn , 礅 dūn , 礌 lèi , 礐, 礓 jiāng , 礗 pīn
    • 礚 kē , 礜 yù , 礝 ruǎn , 礞 méng , 礤 cǎ , 礧 lèi , 礮 pào , 礲 lóng , 礵 shuāng , 祏 shí , 鼫 shí , 佦, 劯, 唘, 坧, 妬, 沯, 矴, 矵, 矷 zǐ , 矹, 矺, 砄 jué , 砇, 砈 è , 砊, 砋, 砎, 砏, 砐, 砓, 砘 dùn , 砙, 砛, 砞, 砡, 砤, 砦 zhài , 砨, 砪, 砯 pīng , 砱, 砶, 砽, 砿, 硂, 硃 zhū , 硄, 硆, 硈
    • 硉, 硊, 硋, 硑 pēng , 硓, 硔, 硘, 硛, 硜, 硞, 硟, 硠, 硡, 硢, 硣, 硤, 硥, 硦, 硧, 硨, 硩, 硯 yàn , 硰, 硱, 硲, 硳, 硴, 硵 lǔ , 硶, 硸, 硹, 硺, 硽, 硿, 碀, 碁, 碂, 碄, 碅, 碆, 碊, 碋, 碐, 碒, 碕, 碖, 碙, 碠, 碢, 碤
    • 碥, 碦, 碨, 碩 shuò , 碪, 碭, 碮, 碵, 碶, 碷, 碸, 碹, 碼 mǎ , 碽, 碿, 磀, 磂, 磃, 磄, 磆, 磇, 磌, 磍, 磏, 磑, 磒, 磓, 磗, 磘, 磚 zhuān , 磜, 磝, 磟, 磢, 磣, 磦, 磧, 磩, 磫, 磮, 磰, 磱, 磳, 磶, 磸, 磼, 磽, 磾, 磿, 礂
    • 礃, 礄, 礆, 礇, 礈, 礉, 礊, 礋, 礍, 礎 chǔ , 礏, 礑, 礔, 礕, 礖, 礘, 礛, 礟, 礠, 礡, 礢, 礣, 礥, 礦 kuàng , 礨, 礩, 礪, 礫, 礬 fán , 礭, 礯, 礰, 礱, 礳, 礶, 礷, 礸, 礹, 袥, 鉐, 雼, 鮖
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