Shi (pinyin: shí, dàn) is a Chinese character in the first level of the General Chinese Standard (commonly used). The initial text of this character is found in the oracle bone inscriptions. It is a pictogram. Its ancient character shape resembles a stone chime, and stone products are used to represent stone. The original meaning is rock, later extended to the use of stone needles to cure diseases.

Interpretation:

Shi shí (ㄕˊ)

1、Hard lumps of minerals that make up the earth's crust: Shibu Tiantianshuang (a metaphor for the novelty and astonishingness of an article's argument).

2, referring to stone carvings: jinshi.

3, referring to the needles used in ancient times to cure diseases: medicine stone. The words of medicine and stone (a metaphor for the words of advice to others).

4, one of the eight tones of ancient Chinese musical instruments.

5, Surname.

Shi dàn (ㄉㄢ)

Chinese municipal system unit of capacity, ten buckets for a stone.

Related group words:

1. stone [shí kuài]?

Lumps of stone.

2, gemstone [bǎo shí]?

Minerals that can be used for decoration after processing. Harder, beautiful color, shiny, less production. For oxygen compounds and a few non-metallic monomaterial minerals. The most valuable gemstones are diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and so on.

3, stone [shí zǐ]?

Small stone; small stone.

4, flint [huǒ shí]?

Refers to flint, which is called flint because it can burst out sparks when struck and can take fire.

5. Rock[yán shí]?

Formed in a variety of geological effects, by one or more minerals combined into a collection. Is the main material constituting the earth's crust. It is divided into three main categories according to its genesis: magmatic rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks.