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石

shí ㄕˊ

    • rock
    • stone
    • stone inscription
    • one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 bāyīn
    • surname Shi

Other words read shí

In the same tone

All 18 words read shí

shi with other tones

All 82 words read shi in any tone

Other words read shí

In the same tone

All 18 words read shí

shi with other tones

All 82 words read shi in any tone

dàn ㄉㄢˋ

    • dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 dǒu one hundred liters
    • ancient pr. [shi2]

Classifiers (measure words)

石 itself can also be a classifier

Other words read dàn

In the same tone

  • 但 dàn but
  • 弹 dàn crossball
  • 蛋 dàn egg
  • 担 dàn picul
  • 淡 dàn insipid

All 22 words read dàn

dan with other tones

  • 单 dān bill
  • 丹 dān red
  • 胆 dǎn gall bladder
  • 勯 dān exhausted
  • 耽 dān indulge in

All 43 words read dan in any tone

Other words read dàn

In the same tone

  • 但 dàn but
  • 彈 dàn crossball
  • 蛋 dàn egg
  • 擔 dàn picul
  • 淡 dàn insipid

All 22 words read dàn

dan with other tones

  • 單 dān bill
  • 丹 dān red
  • 膽 dǎn gall bladder
  • 勯 dān exhausted
  • 耽 dān indulge in

All 43 words read dan in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 石

    部首 radical
    石
    笔画 strokes
    5
    结构 structure
    独体字

    石 as a 部首

    石 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 178 under 石. Look a character up by the 石 radical

    Easy to confuse with 石

    Words with 石

    Starting with 石

    • 石首市 shíshǒushì Shishou, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荆州市 jīngzhōushì, Hubei
    • 石油 shíyóu oil
    • 石头 shítou stone
    • 石英 shíyīng quartz
    • 石化 shíhuà petrify

    All 146 words starting with 石

    Ending with 石

    • 蒋介石 jiǎngjièshí 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
    • 岩石 yánshí rock
    • 化石 huàshí fossil
    • 玉石 yùshí jade
    • 宝石 bǎoshí gem

    All 157 words ending with 石

    Containing 石

    • 黄石市 huángshíshì Huangshi, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 húběishěng
    • 新石器 xīnshíqì Neolithic
    • 黄石港区 huángshígǎngqū Huangshigang, a district of Huangshi City 黄石市 huángshíshì, Hubei
    • 旧石器时代 jiùshíqìshídài Paleolithic Era
    • 泥石流 níshíliú landslide

    All 116 words containing 石

    Words with 石

    Starting with 石

    • 石首市 shíshǒushì Shishou, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荆州市 jīngzhōushì, Hubei
    • 石油 shíyóu oil
    • 石頭 shítou stone
    • 石英 shíyīng quartz
    • 石化 shíhuà petrify

    All 146 words starting with 石

    Ending with 石

    • 蔣介石 jiǎngjièshí 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
    • 岩石 yánshí rock
    • 化石 huàshí fossil
    • 玉石 yùshí jade
    • 寶石 bǎoshí gem

    All 157 words ending with 石

    Containing 石

    • 黃石市 huángshíshì Huangshi, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省 húběishěng
    • 新石器 xīnshíqì Neolithic
    • 黃石港區 huángshígǎngqū Huangshigang, a district of Huangshi City 黄石市 huángshíshì, Hubei
    • 舊石器時代 jiùshíqìshídài Paleolithic Era
    • 泥石流 níshíliú landslide

    All 116 words containing 石

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 石

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