Chinese symbol for “rock”
石
shí
rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rock is 石 (shí), defined as: rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rock”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岩石 | yán shí | (geology) rock |
| 摇晃 (搖晃) | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 忽悠 | hū you | to rock; to sway |
| 晃荡 (晃蕩) | huàng dang | to rock; to sway |
| 晃动 (晃動) | huàng dòng | to shake; to sway; to rock |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 石.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 石头 (石頭) | shí tou | stone; 块 (kuài) |
| 钻石 (鑽石) | zuàn shí | diamond; 颗 (kē) |
| 岩石 | yán shí | (geology) rock |
| 宝石 (寶石) | bǎo shí | precious stone; gem; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 化石 | huà shí | fossil |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rock”.
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.