石

shí

HSK 33 readings

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Meaning

abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
ancient pr. [shi2]

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rock
stone
stone inscription
one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
surname Shi

Example

这是什么石头？

What kind of stone is this?

From 石头 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shísurname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, the capital of Hebei / rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
dàndry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr.

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 石

石头shítoustoneHSK 3 石油shíyóuoilHSK 3 宝石bǎoshíprecious stone; gemHSK 4 化石huàshífossilHSK 5 礁石jiāoshíreefHSK 7-9 岩石yánshí(geology) rockHSK 7-9 陨石yǔnshímeteoriteHSK 7-9 钻石zuànshídiamondHSK 7-9

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