圣石

聖石

shèngshí

noun #32,955

Measure Word

一块圣石 kuài

Meanings

1 sacred stone
2 holy stone
3 (in fantasy fiction) magical/holy artifact

Characters

Examples

传说中的圣石能赋予人长生不老。

Chuánshuō zhōng de shèngshí néng fùyǔ rén chángshēngbùlǎo.

The legendary sacred stone is said to grant immortality.

《哈利·波特与魔法石》原著叫《圣石》。

《 Hālì · Bōtè yǔ Mófǎ shí 》 yuánzhù jiào 《 Shèngshí 》.

The original UK title of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone uses Philosopher's Stone, which Taiwan translates as 圣石.

Tips

culture

圣石 is most familiar from fantasy fiction — the Taiwanese translation of J.K. Rowling's Philosopher's Stone (《哈利·波特与神秘的魔法石》 in mainland editions, 《哈利波特：神秘的魔法石》 with 圣石 variants in Taiwan). Also a common name for sacred standing stones in folklore and games (e.g. 龙之圣石 "dragon sacred stone").

memory

圣 (sacred/holy) + 石 (stone) — a literal compound. Compare with 灵石 (líng shí, "spirit stone") used in Daoist and 修仙 fiction.

Stroke Order

圣 shèng

石 shí