ㄕ ˊ

shí

stone

石 is a 5 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shí in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as dàn.

It is made up of the components 丆 (one of the characters used in kwukyel , an ancient Korean writing system) and 口 (opening).

  • 石
    ㄕ ˊ

    shí

    stone

    • 丆
      ㄏㄢ ˇ

      hǎn

      one of the characters used in kwukyel , an ancient Korean writing system

    • 口
      ㄎㄡ ˇ

      kǒu

      opening

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Looks like stone just fell out of a cliff.
by Prismcool

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John points at the <stone>r [dan]cing and says, "He's wearing the same [shi]rt as Charlie."
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 石

shí
dàn

Definitions for 石 pronounced as shí

  • surname Shi
  • rock
  • stone
  • stone inscription
  • one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Definitions for 石 pronounced as dàn

  • dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗
  • ten pecks
  • one hundred liters

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