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HSK
oil / petroleum
HSK 3
stone / CL: 塊|块
HSK 3
precious stone; gem / CL: , 顆|颗
HSK 4
fossil
HSK 5
rock
HSK 7-9
lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom) / fig. the truth comes to light
HSK 7-9
meteorite / aerolite / CL: 塊|块, 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
reef
HSK 7-9
diamond / CL: 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
Shiqian, a county in Tongren 銅仁市|铜仁市, Guizhou
reindeer moss / litmus (chemistry)
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O) / plaster / plaster cast (for a broken bone)
Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 and creator of agriculture in China
Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 / slaked lime
gallstone
dental calculus; tartar
aragonite (geology)
road or pavement laid with flagstones
stone pit / quarry
marble
tartaric acid
gargoyle / grotesque
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surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, the capital of Hebei
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dry measure for grain equal to ten dou ; 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
kidney stone
siliceous rock
Shimen county in Changde 常德, Hunan
Shizuishan district of Shizuishan, Ningxia
guava (fruit)
calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
rock stratum
marble
garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
asbestos
muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
slab / flagstone / slate
Panshi, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
boulder
stone / rock
stone carving / carved sculpture
sandstone / sand and stone / aggregate
beryl
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
ore
(Tw) debris flow / mudslide
synthetic oil
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
quartz
stone needle used in acupuncture
Shishou, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州|荆州, Hubei
Dunhuang caves in Gansu / refers to Mogao caves 莫高石窟
foundation stone; cornerstone / (fig.) basis; foundation
Stonehenge
apatite / phosphatic limestone
(mining) gangue
stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))
ornamental limestone rock (供石) from Yingde 英德, Guangdong
opal
huge rock; boulder; monolith
to petrify / petrochemical industry
stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career
stone statue
jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad
Shicheng county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi
grouper (Portuguese: garoupa) / also called / Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way
olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) / peridot
flint (stone)
sand and stones
turquoise (gemstone)
zircon (colored crystal of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4)
limestone
stone tool / stone implement
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
stalactite
whetstone (for honing knives)
fluorite CaF2 / fluorspar / fluor
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding
Sêrxü county (Tibetan: ser shul rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
to move a stone and stub one's toe / to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
limestone
pomegranate
to have a heart of stone / hard-hearted / unfeeling
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
Shilong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市, Henan
bloodstone / red-fleck chalcedony / heliotrope (mineralogy)
Neolithic Era
granite

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