Chinese symbol for “meteorite”
陨石
yǔn shí
Traditional: 隕石
meteorite; aerolite; 块 (kuài),颗 (kē)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for meteorite is 陨石 (yǔn shí), defined as: meteorite; aerolite; 块 (kuài),颗 (kē).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “meteorite”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 陨石.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陨落 (隕落) | yǔn luò | to fall down; to decay |
| 陨石坑 (隕石坑) | yǔn shí kēng | meteorite impact crater |
| 陨星 (隕星) | yǔn xīng | meteorite; falling star |
| 陨石雨 (隕石雨) | yǔn shí yǔ | meteorite shower |
| 球粒陨石 (球粒隕石) | qiú lì yǔn shí | chondrite (type of meteorite) |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 石头 (石頭) | shí tou | stone; 块 (kuài) |
| 钻石 (鑽石) | zuàn shí | diamond; 颗 (kē) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “meteorite”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.