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surname Shi abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters ancient pr. [shi2]
rock stone stone inscription one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Trad. 結石
(medicine) calculus; stone
Trad. 喬石
Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
niter saltpeter potassium nitrate KNO3
Trad. 輝石
pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals) augite
muscovite, mica (used in TCM)
jade jade and stone (fig.) the good and the bad
stoning (execution method)
stone inscription carved stone
Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-350)
to petrify petrochemical industry
Trad. 錫石
tin oxide SnO2 cassiterite tinstone
lithography lithographic printing
see 石台縣|石台县[Shi2 tai2 Xian4]
Trad. 螢石
fluorite CaF2 fluorspar fluor
bluestone limestone (colloquial)
stone tool stone implement
foundation stone; cornerstone (fig.) basis; foundation
see 石城縣|石城县[Shi2 cheng2 Xian4]
Trad. 東石
Dongshi or Tungshih Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
black lead graphite plumbago
Trad. 黃石
see 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 Shi4]
scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)
female suffering absence or atresia of vagina (as birth defect)
Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
(old) rocks that can be dropped from a height onto an attacking enemy
Shiping county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan
see 石峰區|石峰区[Shi2 feng1 Qu1]
Trad. 石崗
Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
Ishikawa (Japanese surname and place name)
catapult ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
Trad. 鋯石
zircon (colored crystal of zirconium silicate ZrSiO4)
see 石拐區|石拐区[Shi2 guai3 Qu1]
noble dendrobium (Dendrobium nobile)
arsenic ore arsenopiryte FeAsS
stone needle used in acupuncture
Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
stela upright stone obelisk
Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
metal and stone fig. hard objects inscription on metal or bronze
Trad. 石樓
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
a dripstone (geology) stalactites and stalagmites
Shiquan County in Ankang 安康[An1 kang1], Shaanxi
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)
Trad. 石濤
Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet
stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))
ornamental limestone rock (供石[gong1 shi2]) from Yingde 英德[Ying1 de2], Guangdong
Trad. 石獅
see 石獅市|石狮市[Shi2 shi1 Shi4]
chiseled stone (used in construction)
Trad. 石獅
see 石獅子|石狮子[shi2 shi1 zi5]
Ishida (Japanese surname and place name)
flat stone with ropes attached, used to ram the ground
Shiding or Shihting township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
stele stone tablet (for inscription) CL:方[fang1]
rock cave grotto cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
China pink Dianthus chinensis (botany)
Trad. 閃石
amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)
Trad. 寶石
precious stone; gem CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
Trad. 滾石
Rock Records, Taiwanese record label the Rolling Stones, British rock band Rolling Stone (magazine)
Trad. 離石
Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liang2 shi4], Shanxi 山西
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O) plaster plaster cast (for a broken bone)
Marble Boat, famous pavilion
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
reindeer moss litmus (chemistry)
gravel; crushed rock; rock debris
cobble; cobblestone; pebble
fluorite CaF2 fluorspar fluor
Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4]
leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits
huge rock; boulder; monolith
goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)
Trad. 石門
see 石門縣|石门县[Shi2 men2 Xian4] see 石門鄉|石门乡[Shi2 men2 Xiang1]
see 石阡縣|石阡县[Shi2 qian1 Xian4]
(bird species of China) rock sparrow (Petronia petronia)
stone carving carved sculpture
Trad. 石雞
(bird species of China) chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)
azurite copper azurite 2CuCO3-Cu(OH)2 azure blue
stele vertical stone tablet for carved inscriptions
Trad. 靈石
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
Trad. 石鬆
Lycopodiopsida (club mosses)
Trad. 隕石
meteorite aerolite CL:塊|块[kuai4],顆|颗[ke1]
see 石鼓區|石鼓区[Shi2 gu3 Qu1]
Trad. 石龍
see 石龍區|石龙区[Shi2 long2 Qu1]
sandstone sand and stone aggregate
Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[Sha1 tian2], Hong Kong
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司
Trad. 齊白石
Qi Baishi (1864-1957), famous Chinese painter
calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2 slaked lime
Trad. 角閃石
hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)
Trad. 磷礦石
phosphate rock; phosphate ore
excavated soil and rock construction spoil
Trad. 翻石鷸
(bird species of China) ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Trad. 石台縣
Shitai, a county in Chizhou City 池州市[Chi2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
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