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HSK
oil / petroleum
HSK 3
stone / CL: 塊|块
HSK 3
slab / flagstone / slate
stony
Shimen, a county in Changde City 常德市, Hunan
naphtha
cave; cavern
lime (calcium oxide)
grouper (Portuguese: garoupa) / also called / Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)
stone inscription / carved stone
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆
petrochemistry
gargoyle / grotesque
Stone Age
graphene
catapult / ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
limestone
sarcophagus
paraffin wax
petroleum wax
The Story of the Stone, another name for A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦
Shizuishan, prefecture-level city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区
Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan
lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom) / fig. to elicit no response
guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc
quartz
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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
stalactite
road or pavement laid with flagstones
stoning (execution method)
Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
coal (old)
noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile)
Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan
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) / name of several historical figures
stone channel (e.g. drain)
earth-shattering / breakthrough / remarkable and original work
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
rock-paper-scissors (hand game)
petrochemical plant
cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经 as state canon
masonry workshop
to petrify / petrochemical industry
lithography / lithographic printing
slab
Ishihara Shintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo 1999-2012
black lead / graphite / plumbago
Shijingshan, an inner district of west Beijing
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
stone carving / carved sculpture
talcum powder
drywall / gypsum wallboard / plasterboard
Shixenze shehiri (Shixenze city) or Shíhézǐ subprefecture level city in north Xinjiang
quartz clock
Shijiazhuang, prefecture-level city and capital of Hebei Province 河北省
Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
asbestos
pomegranate
phenol C6H5OH / same as 苯酚
Shishou, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荊州市|荆州市, Hubei
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
Ishii (Japanese surname)
carboniferous system / coal measure (geology)
quartz halogen lamp
"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
garnet (red gemstone Mg3Al2Si3O12)
stone statue
stone / rock
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
stony
(chemistry) litmus paper
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)
stele / stone tablet (for inscription) / CL:
stonemason
heather (Ericaceae)
graphite carbon
Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan
Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)
stalagmite
Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
Shigu, a district of Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan
asparagus
stone tool / stone implement
Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
pomegranate seeds / pomegranate arils
cabinet meeting in 51 BC that established the five classics of Confucianism 五經|五经 as state canon
Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet
rock cave / grotto / cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)

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