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precious stone; gem / CL: , 顆|颗
HSK 4
fossil
HSK 5
rock
HSK 7-9
meteorite / aerolite / CL: 塊|块, 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
reef
HSK 7-9
diamond / CL: 顆|颗
HSK 7-9
gallstone
dental calculus; tartar
marble
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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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  *石* | 石* | *石
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
siliceous rock
calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
marble
garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
Panshi, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
boulder
sandstone / sand and stone / aggregate
beryl
ore
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
stone needle used in acupuncture
foundation stone; cornerstone / (fig.) basis; foundation
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
stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career
jade / jade and stone / (fig.) the good and the bad
stumbling block / obstacle / someone who gets in your way
aragonite (geology)
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)
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)
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
limestone
bloodstone / red-fleck chalcedony / heliotrope (mineralogy)
granite
flint
gallstone
serpentine (geology)
metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze
magnetite Fe3O4
(mining) coal gangue
terrazzo
hectoliter / quintal
Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田, Hong Kong
chlorite (geology)
pebble / cobblestone
rocks / stones / rubble / riprap
(mineralogy) rutile
marble
magnet
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
a magnet / same as 磁鐵|磁铁
(mining) gangue / veinstone
living fossil
(old) rocks that can be dropped from a height onto an attacking enemy
gravel / pebbles
touchstone / fig. test that sth is genuine
barite (geology)
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.
tin oxide SnO2 / cassiterite / tinstone
flint
a dripstone (geology) / stalactites and stalagmites
Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼|西辽 in Central Asia
stele / vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
niter / saltpeter / potassium nitrate KNO3
magnetite Fe3O4
pumice
arsenic ore / arsenopiryte FeAsS
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
ocher (pigment)
vermiculite
Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家
ink stone / ink slab
(mineralogy) feldspar
carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
pillar
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) / to hit a person when he's down
talc
whetstone / millstone
Rock Records, Taiwanese record label / the Rolling Stones, British rock band / Rolling Stone (magazine)
pebble
variant of 磐石
Yakeshi, county-level city, Mongolian Yagshi xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
bluestone / limestone (colloquial)
variant of 磐石

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