shí
noun #2,951

Meanings

  1. 1 stone; rock; mineral

Examples

Dìshàng yǒu hěn duō shítou.
There are many stones on the ground.
Zhè zuò shān shì shítou zuò de.
This mountain is made of rock.

Tips

usage
appears in 石头 (shítou, stone/rock), 宝石 (bǎoshí, gemstone), 钻石 (zuànshí, diamond), 石油 (shíyóu, petroleum), 化石 (huàshí, fossil). Also a radical in characters like (brick), (broken).

Stroke Order

shí