Definitions
(noun)
rock; stone
Etymology
Pictograph of a musical stone chime. The 口 component was added later as a meaningless decorative mark.
About
石 originated as a pictograph of a musical stone chime. The modern form misleadingly combines 厂 (cliff) above 口 (mouth), but the 口 was a later addition, a purely decorative mark that carries no meaning. The character's primary sense is stone or rock, the hard, solid mineral substance. It later also came to serve as a unit of volume or weight, especially for grain.
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地上有一块石头。
这块石头很光滑。
石油是现代工业的血液。
钻石是世界上最硬的物质之一。
岩石的种类有很多。
石碑上记载着历史事件。
石榴是一种美味的水果。
地质学家通过岩石分析地球历史。
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