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石
Shí
1. surname Shi
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

石
shí
stone, rock, mineral
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

乱石
luànshí
rocks
化石
huàshí
fossil
HSK 6
卵石
luǎnshí
cobble
乔石
qiáoshí
Qiao Shi (Chinese leadership contender)
基石
jīshí
cornerstone
墓石
mùshí
tombstone
宝石
bǎoshí
precious stone
尖石
Jiānshí
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County [[新竹縣|新竹县<XīnzhúXiàn>]], northwest Taiwan
岩石
yánshí
rock
HSK 6
巨石
jùshí
giant stone
慈石
císhí
magnetite Fe3O4
文石
wénshí
aragonite (geology)
东石
Dōngshí
Dongshi or Tungshih township in Chiayi county [[嘉義縣|嘉义县<Jiāyìxiàn>]], west Taiwan
松石
sōngshí
turquoise (gemstone)
柱石
zhùshí
pillar
氟石
fúshí
fluorite CaF2
沙石
shāshí
sand and stones
沸石
fèishí
zeolite
浮石
fúshí
pumice
涅石
nièshí
alumen

Alternate Entries

石
dàn
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou [[斗]] / ten pecks / one hundred liters
石
shí
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight ancient musical instruments [[八音<bāyīn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
413
Word Frequency Rank
759 of 84,292