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石
shí
1. rock
2. stone
3. stone inscription
4. one of the eight ancient musical instruments [[八音<bāyīn>]]
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

石
shí
stone, rock, mineral
HSK 5 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

石块
shíkuài
stone
石油
shíyóu
oil
HSK 6
盘石
pánshí
variant of [[磐石<pánshí>]]
石城
Shíchéng
Shicheng county in Ganzhou [[贛州|赣州]], Jiangxi
石板
shíbǎn
slab
石楼
Shílóu
Shilou county in Lüliang [[呂梁|吕梁<Lǚliáng>]], Shanxi [[山西]]
滴石
dīshí
a dripstone (geology)
皂石
zàoshí
soapstone
石化
shíhuà
to petrify
石器
shíqì
stone tool
石屏
Shípíng
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
石弩
shínǔ
catapult
石柱
shízhù
stela
石榴
shíliu
pomegranate
文石
wénshí
aragonite (geology)
滑石
huáshí
talc
燧石
suìshí
flint
玉石
yùshí
precious stones
石像
shíxiàng
stone statue
石勒
ShíLè
Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms [[後趙|后赵]] (319-350)

Alternate Entries

石
Shí
surname Shi
石
dàn
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou [[斗]] / ten pecks / one hundred liters

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
413
Word Frequency Rank
759 of 84,292
Radical Number
112