石

Shí
Dictionary entry
surname Shi

What does 石 mean?

石 (Shí) has 3 dictionary entries or readings.

1surname Shi
2abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
3dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
4ancient pr. [shi2]
5rock
6stone
7stone inscription
8one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

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石
Shí
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