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shí = sh + Ø2
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters
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shí = sh + Ø2
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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dàn = d + an4
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]
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How to pronounce 石

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 1 month ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

石 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 石 as component

= qi + Ø4
to build by laying bricks or stones
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shuò = shu + o4
large / big
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bàng = b + ang4
see 磅秤 scale / platform balance / (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
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Words with 石

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stone / CL:塊|块[kuai4]
diamond / CL:顆|颗[ke1]
oil / petroleum

Sentences with 石

石 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shí / dàn

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