金石

metal and stone / fig. hard objects / inscription on metal or bronze

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

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

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

touchstone / fig. test that sth is genuine

lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom) / fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere

epigraphy

gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice

lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)

philosopher's stone

see 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1]