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precious stone; gem / CL: , 顆|颗
HSK 4
fossil
HSK 5
meteorite / aerolite / CL: 塊|块, 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
diamond / CL: 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
rock
HSK 7-9
reef
HSK 7-9
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible / to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
(mining) gangue / veinstone
jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad
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  *石* | 石* | *石
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, the capital of Hebei
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *石* | 石* | *石
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou ; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *石* | 石* | *石
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市, Shanxi 山西
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)
pebble
pumice
(mining) coal gangue
foundation stone; cornerstone / (fig.) basis; foundation
stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
obsidian (mining)
huge rock; boulder; monolith
brick
garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
flint (stone)
iron and stone
bloodstone / red-fleck chalcedony / heliotrope (mineralogy)
Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Rock Records, Taiwanese record label / the Rolling Stones, British rock band / Rolling Stone (magazine)
gravel / pebbles
(mineralogy) feldspar
bluestone / limestone (colloquial)
turquoise (gemstone) / also written 松石
pebble / cobblestone
terrazzo
marble
gravel; crushed rock; rock debris
sand and stones
apatite / phosphatic limestone
talc
zircon (colored crystal of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4)
falling stone
cryolite
(mining) gangue
magnet
fluorite CaF2 / fluorspar / fluor
dolomite
aragonite (geology)
sandstone / sand and stone / aggregate
olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4) / peridot
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
touchstone / fig. test that sth is genuine
whetstone / millstone
Panshi, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
boulder
rocks / stones / rubble / riprap
siliceous rock
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
stele / vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions
a magnet / same as 磁鐵|磁铁
flint
zeolite
metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze
opal
ocher (pigment)
calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
ink stone / ink slab
tourmaline
chiseled stone (used in construction)
serpentine (geology)
niter / saltpeter / potassium nitrate KNO3
dental calculus; tartar
lapis lazuli
carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
hydroxy-apatite (phosphatic lime deposited in bone)
variant of 磐石
as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
tombstone; gravestone
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
whetstone (for honing knives)
amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
stalactite
dental calculus; tartar
tin oxide SnO2 / cassiterite / tinstone
(medicine) calculus; stone
gallstone
sapphire
moonstone
soapstone
muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
kidney stone
see 供石
marble
Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田, Hong Kong

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