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  sek6 daam3   jyutping
  shi2 dan4   pinyin
[] sek6 [] shi2
[1] stone; rock
[2] stone inscription
[3] medicinal minerals
[4] a Chinese surname

[] daam3 [] dan4
a unit of dry measure for grain

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS:
Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: (#112)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 20164 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Oct 2014 05:31

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detail  saa1 sek6  sha1 shi2 = gravel; sandstone
detail  sek6 gung1  shi2 gong1 = mason; masonry
detail  fo2 sek6   = flint
detail  sek6 jau4  shi2 you2 = petroleum
detail  seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1  shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1 = the truth will eventually be known
detail  sek6 tau4  shi2 tou5 = rock; stone; (placename) Shek Tau
detail  ngaam4 sek6  yan2 shi2 = rock
detail  faa3 sek6  hua4 shi2 = fossil
detail  wan4 sek6   = marble
detail  sek6 ceon1   = pebble
detail  baan2 sek6  ban3 shi2 = slab-stone
detail  sek6 kap1   = stone steps
detail  gu2 lou5 sek6 saan1   = old-fashioned
detail  sek6 zai2   = gravel; small stones
detail  ci2 sek6  shi3 shi2 = slings and arrows
detail  jat1 sek6 ji6 niu5  yi1 shi2 er4 niao3 = to kill two birds with one stone
detail  sek6 fui1  shi2 hui1 = lime (calcium oxide)
detail  bou2 sek6  bao3 shi2 = precious stone; gem
detail  zyun3 sek6  zuan4 shi2 = diamond
detail  sek6 baan1  shi2 ban1 = rock cod; grouper (fish), garoupa
detail  faan1 sek6 lau4*2  fan1 shi2 liu2 = guava
detail  hung4 bou2 sek6  hong2 bao3 shi2 = ruby
detail  daai6 lei5 sek6  da4 li3 shi2 = marble
detail  sek6 lau4*2  shi2 liu2 = pomegranate
detail  sek6 fui1 sek6  shi2 hui1 shi2 = limestone
detail  lok6 zeng2 haa6 sek6   = hit a person when he is down; a "cheap shot"
detail  sek6 jau4 hei3   = petroleum gas
detail  baak6 wan4 sek6  bai2 yun2 shi2 = dolomite
detail  sip3 sek6   = magnet; magnetite
detail  sek6 hei3   = stone implement
detail  sek6 baan1 jyu4*2  shi2 ban1 yu2 = grouper, garoupa; [粵] rock cod
detail  sek6 gau2 gung1 jyu4*2   = dusky stingfish
detail  sek6 bei1   = stone monument; stele; stela; (placename) Shek Pei
detail  sek6 nou5 jau4  shi2 nao3 you2 = petroleum naphtha
detail  sek6 jing1  shi2 ying4 = quartz
detail  sek6 si2   = concrete
detail  luk6 bou2 sek6   = emerald
detail  maa4 sek6   = granite
detail  ci4 sek6   = magnet
detail  faan1 sek6 lau2 zap1  fan1 shi2 liu2 zhi1 = guava juice
detail  sek6 lau4 faa1   = a pomegranate blossom
detail  sek6 jau4 hei3 lou4   = a bottled gas stove
detail  sek6 min4  shi2 mian2 = asbestos; amiantus
detail  sek6 jung4*2  shi2 rong2 = asbestos; amiantus
detail  bou2 sek6 dik1  bao3 shi2 de5 = semiprecious
detail  zak1 sek6  ce4 shi2 = curbstone
detail  jyun4 sek6 tau4  yuan2 shi2 tou5 = boulder
detail  on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6  an1 ru2 pan2 shi2 = as solid as rock
detail  bou2 sek6 bo1 lei4*1  bao3 shi2 bo1 li5 = cameo glass
detail  ngaam4 sek6 hok6  yan2 shi2 xue2 = petrology; lithology; study of rocks
detail  gei1 sek6  ji1 shi2 = cornerstone
detail  faa3 sek6 jin4 liu6*2  hua4 shi2 ran2 liao4 = fossil fuels
detail  jik6 faa3 sek6 jau4 hei3  yi4 hua4 shi2 you2 qi4 (Taiwan), ye4 hua4 shi2 you2 qi4 (PRC) = liquefied petroleum gas
detail  lik1 sek6  li4 shi2 = gravel
detail  daap6 goek3 sek6  ta4 jiao3 shi2 = stepping stones
detail  din3 goek3 sek6  dian4 jiao3 shi2 = stepping stones
detail  jan4 gung1 pui4 zik6 zyun3 sek6   = synthetic diamond/artificial diamond
detail  jan4 zou6 zyun3 sek6   = synthetic diamond/artificial diamond (common formation)
detail  sek6 si2 sam1 lam4   = a concrete jungle
detail  sek6 gou1   = gypsum
detail  faan1 sek6 lau4*2   = guava
detail  maau1 ngaan5 sek6  mao1 yan3 shi2 = a cat's eye (jewel), an opal
detail  sek6 jau4 hei3 dik1 si6*2   = LPG taxi
detail  sek6 tau4 lung4 haa1   = a black Lobster
detail  sek6 hei3 si4 doi6  shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4 = the stone age
detail  gin1 gwo3 sek6 gin1   = it's definitely true
detail  sek6 gu2 zai2   = candlenut
detail  zyun3 sek6 wong4 lou5 ng5   = a golden bachelor
detail  sek6 tau4 zi2 ji4  shi2 tou5 zi3r = small stone; cobble; pebble
detail  muk6 faa3 sek6  mu4 hua4 shi2 = petrified wood (lit., "wood turned to stone")
detail  sek6 fui1 seoi2  shi2 hui1 shui3 = limewater
detail  sek6 jau4 faa3 hok6  shi2 you2 hua4 xue2 = petrochemistry
detail  jyut6 zoeng2 sek6  yue4 chang2 shi2 = [mining] moonstone
detail  daam2 git3 sek6   = a gallstone
detail  daam2 saang1 sek6   = a gallstone
detail  daam2 saang1 sek6 zing3   = suffering from having gallstones
detail  dou2 sek6 si2   = to mix concrete
detail  sek6 jau4 hei3 fu1 leon2 hei3   = gas brooder
detail  laam4 bou2 sek6  lan2 bao3 shi2 = sapphire (the gemstone)
detail  sek6 tau4 dou1 zyun3 ceot1 seoi2   = make the impossible become possible
detail  baau3 sek6   = rock blasting; (slang) defecate, to take a shit
detail  fei1 saa1 zau2 sek6   = disorderly and chaotic (lit, "flying sand and rolling stones")
detail  saang1 sek6 fui1  sheng1 shi2 hui1 = calces; calcium oxide; calx; quicklime
detail  cung5 zing1 sek6  zhong4 jing1 shi2 = barite; heavy spar
detail  sek6 bok3  shi2 bo2 = curb
detail  sek6 tau4 zaap3 sei2  shi2 tou5 za2 si3 = stoning (form of execution) (common formation)
detail  kong3 sek6  kuang4 shi2 = ore
detail  ding2 sek6   = capstone
detail  gung2 sam1 sek6   = keystone
detail  cou1 sek6   = rubble
detail  ngo4 leon2 sek6  e2 luan3 shi2 = cobble, cobblestone (lit., "goose egg stones")
detail  bun6 goek3 sek6  ban4 jiao3 shi2 = a stumbling block; an obstacle
detail 穿  dang6 cyun1 sek6   = groomsman
detail  sek6 si1 zi2  shi2 shi1 zi5 = a stone lion; [粵]: a film extra
detail  sek6 faa1  shi2 hua1 = a cave flower; [粵]: coral
detail  sek6 gou1 si1  shi2 gao1 shi1 = plasterer (common formation)
detail 穿  seoi2 dik6 sek6 cyun1  shui3 di1 shi2 chuan1 = persistent effort overcomes any difficulty
detail  sek6 gou1 baan2   = Sheetrock; plasterboard of gypsum between paper
detail  ngo4 ceon1 sek6  e2 chun1 shi2 = pebbles, small rocks
detail  tou2 sek6 lau4  tu3 shi2 liu2 = landslide; mudslide
detail 穿  seoi2 dik6 cyun1 sek6  shui3 di1 chuan1 shi2 = results will come with long-term perseverence and hardwork
detail  cing1 gam1 sek6  qing1 jin1 shi2 = lapis lazuli
detail  hak1 jiu6 sek6  hei1 yao4 shi2 = obsidian
detail  san6 sek6  shen4 shi2 = kidney stone
detail  daam2 sek6  dan3 shi2 = gall stone, gallstone
detail  sek6si2 lau4*2  shi2 shi3 lou2 = a building constructed of concrete and steel
detail  pun4 sek4  pan2 shi2 = boulder; huge rock
detail  pun4 sek6 zi1 gu3  pan2 shi2 zhi1 gu4 = as firm as a boulder
detail  zung1 jyu5 sek6  zhong1 ru3 shi2 = stalactite
detail  sek6 seon2  shi2 sun3 = stalagmite
detail  sek6 mak6  shi2 mo4 = black lead; graphite; plumbago
detail  nai4 sek6 lau4  ni2 shi2 liu2 = mud-rock slide
detail  sek6 gu2 man4  shi2 gu3 wen2 = early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone
detail  hoi1 coi2 sek6 jau4  kai1 cai3 shi2 you2 = tap oil
detail  wan5 sek6  yun3 shi2 = aerolite, meteoric stone
detail  sek6 tong4 zeoi2  shi2 tang2 zui3 = Shek Tong Tsui
detail  tit3 sek6 sam1 coeng4  tie3 shi2 xin1 chang2 = to have a heart of stone and iron; to have a hard heart
detail  zi2 pei4 sek6  zhi3 pi2 shi2 = tessera
detail  lyun6 sek6  luan4 shi2 = rocks, stones, rubble
detail  gaam3 laam5*2 sek6  gan3 lan3 shi2 = olivine, peridot
detail  paan1 sek6  pan1 shi2 = 1. [n] rock climbing 2. [v] rock climbing
detail  jan1 jyun4 sek6  yin1 yuan2 shi2 = Lover's Rock
detail  soeng1 bin1 sek6   = (roadside) kerb (UK); curb (US)
detail  sek6 jau4 ham3 taam3   = oil exploration
detail  seoi2 mo6 sek6  shui3 mo4 shi2 = terrazzo
detail  zoeng2 sek6   = feldspar
detail  baak6 sek6   = lapis albus; (placename) Pak Shek
detail  sek6 gau2 gung1   = rockfish
detail  bing1 zing1 sek6  bing1 jing1 shi2 = cryolite
detail  bing1 zau1 sek6  bing1 zhou1 shi2 = Iceland spar
detail  gwai1 bui3 sek6  gui1 bei4 shi2 = septarium
detail  caan2 bou2 sek6 dik1  chan3 bao3 shi2 de5 = [adj] gemmiferous
detail  sek6 neoi5*2   = [1] a woman physically incapable of sexual intercourse; [2] a sexually "frigid" girl
detail  fai3 sek6  fei4 shi2 = anti-bumping stones
detail  ngaa4 sek6  ya2 shi2 = tartar, calculus
detail  sek6 jau4 syu1 ceot1 gwok3 zou2 zik1  shi2 you2 shu1 chu1 guo2 zu3 zhi1 = OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
detail  ci4 sek6 faat3 din6 gei1  ci2 shi2 fa1 dian4 ji1 = [n] magneto
detail  sek6 fui1 waa4  shi2 hui1 hua1 = [geol.] travertine; tufa (a type of banded marble)
detail  san1 sek6 hei3 si4 doi6  xin1 shi2 qi4 shi2 dai4 = the Neolithic Age
detail  daa2 zai3 sek6 hei3  da3 zhi4 shi2 qi4 = a chipped stone (paleolithic) implement
detail  hung2 zoek3 sek6 luk6   = malachite green, a suspected carcinogen used as an industrial dye and a fungicide in aquaculture
detail  gam1 luk6 bou2 sek6  jin1 lv4 bao3 shi2 = [mining] chrysoberyl
detail  se4 man4 sek6   = [geo.] Serpentine (lit., "snake striped rock")
detail  sek6 jeoi5  shi2 rui3 = litmus (as in litmus paper)
detail  cou2 mui4*2 faan1 sek6 lau4*2   = Psidium littorale (strawberry guava)
detail  wong4 sek6 gwok3 gaa1 gung1 jyun4*2   = Yellowstone National Park
detail  sek6 gin1  shi2 jian1 = Shih Kien ; Shek Kin
detail  sek6 lung5  shi2 long2 = a gabion (stone filled bamboo cage)
detail  daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5   = overpowered by pressure
detail  sek6 gau2 gung1   = rockfish
detail  haa6 fong3 kwong3 sek6   = ore drawing (common formation)
detail  zat6 sek6  zhi4 shi2 = vermiculite
detail  sek6 laa3 mai5   = one who is willing to spend money only on hookers
detail  sek6 zung1 saan1  shi2 zhong1 shan1 = Stone Bell Hill
detail  gwan2 sek6  gun3 shi2 = The Rolling Stones
detail  ngaang6 sek6 caan1 teng1  ying4 shi2 can1 ting1 = Hard Rock Cafe
detail  joek6 sek6 mong5 haau6  yao4 shi2 wang3 xiao4 = be in critical condition; very sick; medicine is of no avail
detail  dip6 cang4 sek6  die2 ceng2 shi2 = stromatolite
detail  hak1 sek6  ke4 shi2 = kryptonite
detail  sek6 mak6 bou2 cang4  shi2 mo4 bao3 ceng2 = aquadag
detail  sek6 mak6 gou1  shi2 mo4 gao1 = oildag
detail  sek6 cin1  shi2 qian1 = Siqian county in Tongren prefecture, Guizhou
detail  sek6 baan2 gaai1  shi2 ban3 jie1 = Pottinger Street
detail  zing1 sing4 so2 zi3 gam1 sek6 wai4 hoi1  jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 jin1 shi2 wei2 kai1 = where there's a will, there's a way
detail  sek6 fu3 mun4  shi2 ku4 men2 = residences with courtyards (once common in Shanghai)
detail  sek6 gip3 mei5   = Shek Kip Mei (MTR station)
detail  zyun3 sek6 saan1   = Diamond Hill (MTR station)
detail  sek6 ou3   = Shek O
detail  taai3 sek6 cyun1  tai4 shi2 cun1 = Taishi village (in Guangdong province)
detail  dung1 sek6 hoeng1  dong1 shi2 xiang1 = Tungshih (village in Taiwan)
detail  faa1 sek6 haap6  hua1 shi2 xia2 = Huashixia (place in Qinghai)
detail  lei4 sek6  li2 shi2 = Lishi (place in Shanxi)
detail  wong4 sek6  huang2 shi2 = Huangshi (city in Hubei)
detail  zim1 sek6 hoeng1  jian1 shi2 xiang1 = Chienshih (village in Taiwan)
detail  zung1 gwok3 hoi2 joeng4 sek6 jau4 zung2 gung1 si1  zhong1 guo2 hai3 yang2 zong3 gong1 si1 = China National Offshore Oil Corporation
detail  zung1 gwok3 hoi2 joeng4 sek6 jau4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = CNOOC Ltd.
detail  zung1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 faa3 gung1 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
detail  zung1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 tin1 jin4 hei3 gu2 fan6*2 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1   = PetroChina Company Ltd.
detail  sek6 jau4 ceot1 hau2 gwok3 zou2 zik1   = Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)
detail  zyun3 sek6 saan1 ban3 ji4 gun2   = Diamond Hill Funeral Parlour
detail  sek6 bik1   = Shek Pik (located on Lantau Island)
detail  sek6 gong1   = Shek Kong (area north of Tai Mo Shan containing a military airfield)
detail  sek6 mun4   = Shek Mun (a station on the KCR Ma On Shan Rail of Hong Kong)
detail  mei5 fu1 sek6 jau4   = ExxonMobil (petrochemical company, formerly Standard Oil)
detail  biu1 zeon2 sek6 jau4  biao1 zhun3 shi2 you2 = Standard Oil Company
detail  zung1 gwok3 sek6 jau4 tin1 jin4 hei3 zaap6 tyun4 gung1 si1  zhong1 guo2 shi2 you2 tian1 ran2 qi4 ji2 tuan2 gong1 si1 = China National Petroleum Corporation
detail  zung1 gung6 sek6 jau4 tin1 jin4 hei3 zaap6 tyun4  zhong1 gong4 shi2 you2 tian1 ran2 qi4 ji2 tuan2 = China Petrol
detail  sek6 gam2 hong4  shi2 jin3 hang2 = Richard Stone
detail  sek6 tin1  shi2 tian1 = Dean Shek Tin
detail  sek6 wo1 bun6 faan6   = dolsot bibimbap (lit., "stone pot mixed rice") (common formation)
detail  sek6 tau4 wo1 faan6   = dolsot bibimbap (Korean stone pot mixed rice)
detail  zoeng2 gaai3 sek6  jiang3 jie4 shi2 = Chiang Kai-shek (former Kuomintang leader)

Showing all 5 examples containing 石
detail 呢個雲石地板
This is a marble floor.
detail 個人九龍花園搵到化石
Someone found a fossil in Kowloon Park.
detail 石壆
The car crashes over on the curb.
detail 我地一定會水落石出
we must investigate this incident till the truth comes out.
[[also]查個水落石出 ]
detail 示威者警察警察橡膠子彈
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

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