Chinese Word: 石 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

石Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 石

Ideographic:A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening

Similar Characters: 右

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Pinyin: dàn

English Definition:dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 ; ten pecks; one hundred liters

Chinese Definition:
①中国市制容量单位，十斗为一石。

Example Words:

石鼓	dàn gǔ	Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡阳市 , Hunan
石鼓区	dàn gǔ qū	Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡阳市 , Hunan
公石	gōng dàn	hectoliter; quintal
英石	yīng dàn	stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))

Pinyin: shí

English Definition:rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 ; surname Shi

Chinese Definition:
①构成地壳的矿物质硬块：石破天惊(喻文章议论新奇惊人)。
②指石刻：金石。
③指古代用来治病的针：药石。药石之言(喻规劝别人的话)。
④中国古代乐器八音之一。
⑤姓氏。

Example Words:

石油HSK 6	shí yóu	oil; petroleum
石头HSK 5	shí tou	stone; Classifiers: 块
化石HSK 6	huà shí	fossil
石家庄	shí jiā zhuāng	Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省 in north China
岩石HSK 6	yán shí	rock

1		zhè 这 shì 是 yí kuài 一块 shí tou 石头。 This is a piece of stone.
2		jǐng dǐ 井底 de 的 shí tou 石头 hěn 很 huá 滑。 The stones at the bottom of the well are slippery.
3		nǐ 你 néng 能 zài 在 dì shang 地上 zhǎo dào 找到 shí tou 石头。 You can find stones on the ground.
4		tā 她 yòng 用 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhe 着 nà ge 那个 xiǎo shí zǐ 小石子。 She pointed at the small stone with her finger.
5		fēng 风 huì 会 zhú jiàn 逐渐 bǎ 把 shí tou 石头 mó 磨 yuán 圆。 The wind will gradually grind the stones round.

1		zhè 这 shì 是 yí kuài 一块 shí tou 石头。 This is a piece of stone.
2		jǐng dǐ 井底 de 的 shí tou 石头 hěn 很 huá 滑。 The stones at the bottom of the well are slippery.
3		nǐ 你 néng 能 zài 在 dì shang 地上 zhǎo dào 找到 shí tou 石头。 You can find stones on the ground.
4		tā 她 yòng 用 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhe 着 nà ge 那个 xiǎo shí zǐ 小石子。 She pointed at the small stone with her finger.
5		fēng 风 huì 会 zhú jiàn 逐渐 bǎ 把 shí tou 石头 mó 磨 yuán 圆。 The wind will gradually grind the stones round.