philosopher's stone

philosopher's stone

to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音

metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊｜石家庄, the capital of Hebei

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

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音