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Chinese symbol for “touchstone”

试金石
shì jīn shí
Traditional: 試金石
touchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for touchstone is 试金石 (shì jīn shí), defined as: touchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

试 shì
to try, to experiment; exam, test
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
金 jīn
gold, metal; money
radical 167 ⾦ · 8 strokes
石 shí
stone, rock, mineral
radical 112 ⽯ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 试金石.

WordPinyinMeaning
测试 (測試)cè shìto test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area)
考试 (考試)kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
试图 (試圖)shì túto attempt; to try
尝试 (嘗試)cháng shìto try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
试验 (試驗)shì yànexperiment; test
面试 (面試)miàn shìto be interviewed (as a candidate); interview
资金 (資金)zī jīnfunds; capital
金融jīn róngbanking; finance
石油shí yóuoil; petroleum

See also: Japanese symbol for “touchstone”.

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.

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