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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 20060 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
See all 187 compounds (CantoDict reports 193 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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