石 (sek6 daam3 | shi2 dan4) : stone; rock; stone inscription

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石

sek6 daam3

shi2 dan4

[粵] sek6 [國] shi2
[1] stone; rock
[2] stone inscription
[3] medicinal minerals
[4] a Chinese surname

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

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 石 (#112)

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

石

Don't confuse with:
右

This word has been viewed 24328 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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沙石 saa1 sek6 sha1 shi2 = gravel; sandstone

石工 sek6 gung1 shi2 gong1 = mason; masonry

火石 fo2 sek6 = flint

石油 sek6 jau4 shi2 you2 = petroleum

水落石出 seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1 shui3 luo4 shi2 chu1 = the truth will eventually be known

石頭 sek6 tau4 shi2 tou5 = rock; stone; (placename) Shek Tau

岩石 ngaam4 sek6 yan2 shi2 = rock

化石 faa3 sek6 hua4 shi2 = fossil

雲石 wan4 sek6 = marble 粵

石春 sek6 ceon1 = pebble 粵
See all 187 compounds (CantoDict reports 193 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 石

呢個係雲石地板粵
This is a marble floor.

有個人喺九龍花園搵到個化石粵
Someone found a fossil in Kowloon Park.

部車撞上石壆粵
The car crashes over on the curb.

我地一定會將呢件事查到水落石出。粵
we must investigate this incident till the truth comes out.
[[also]查個水落石出 ]

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
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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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 石
Unicode code for this character: U+77f3 (off-site link)

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