玄石 xuán shí ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕˊ jyun4 sek6
- (literary) black stone (esp. one used for steles and tombstones); tombstone; stele
- old name for a magnet
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玄
- 玄机 玄機 xuán jī ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧ jyun4 gei1 profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)
- 桓玄 Huán Xuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ wun4 jyun4 Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin
- 渊玄 淵玄 yuān xuán ㄩㄢ ㄒㄩㄢˊ jyun1 jyun4 profundity
- 玄乎 xuán hū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨ jyun4 fu4 unreliable; incredible
- 玄参 玄參 xuán shēn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ jyun4 sam1 Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis)
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- 玄圃 Xuán pǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄨˇ jyun4 pou2 mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 昆仑
- 玄奘 Xuán zàng ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄤˋ jyun4 zong6 Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
- 玄奥 玄奧 xuán ào ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄠˋ jyun4 ou3 abstruse
- 玄妙 xuán miào ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ jyun4 miu6 mysterious
- 玄孙 玄孫 xuán sūn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄣ jyun4 syun1 great-great-grandson
- 玄学 玄學 xuán xué ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ jyun4 hok6 Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals
- 玄幻 xuán huàn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ jyun4 waan6 xuanhuan, a fusion of Western and Eastern fantasy (subgenre of Chinese fantasy fiction)
- 玄武 Xuán wǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ jyun4 mou5 Black Tortoise (the seven mansions of the north sky)
- 玄狐 xuán hú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ jyun4 wu4 silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
- 玄理 xuán lǐ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˇ jyun4 lei5 profound theory
- 玄秘 xuán mì ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ jyun4 bei3 mystery
- 玄色 xuán sè ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ jyun4 sik1 black (without gloss)
- 玄虚 玄虛 xuán xū ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩ jyun4 heoi1 (intentionally) mysterious; arcane
- 玄远 玄遠 xuán yuǎn ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˇ jyun4 jyun5 profound
- 玄关 玄關 xuán guān ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ jyun4 gwaan1 entrance hall; vestibule
石
- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 宝石 寶石 bǎo shí ㄅㄠˇ ㄕˊ bou2 sek6 precious stone; gem
- 岩石 yán shí ㄧㄢˊ ㄕˊ ngaam4 sek6 (geology) rock
- 石油 shí yóu ㄕˊ ㄧㄡˊ sek6 jau4 oil
- 石膏 shí gāo ㄕˊ ㄍㄠ sek6 gou1 gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)
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- 石头 石頭 shí tou ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ sek6 tau4 stone
- 礁石 jiāo shí ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕˊ ziu1 sek6 reef
- 钻石 鑽石 zuàn shí ㄗㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ zyun3 sek6 diamond
- 陨石 隕石 yǔn shí ㄩㄣˇ ㄕˊ wan5 sek6 meteorite
- 水落石出 shuǐ luò shí chū ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨ seoi2 lok6 sek6 ceot1 lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
- 乱石 亂石 luàn shí ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄕˊ lyun6 sek6 rocks
- 供石 gōng shí ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕˊ gung1 sek6 scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)
- 公石 gōng dàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄢˋ gung1 sek6 hectoliter
- 卵石 luǎn shí ㄌㄨㄢˇ ㄕˊ leon2 sek6 cobble; cobblestone; pebble
- 乔石 喬石 Qiáo Shí ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄕˊ kiu4 sek6 Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician
- 基石 jī shí ㄐㄧ ㄕˊ gei1 sek6 foundation stone; cornerstone
- 墓石 mù shí ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ mou6 sek6 tombstone; gravestone
- 尖石 Jiān shí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕˊ zim1 sek6 Jianshi or Chienshih township in Hsinchu County 新竹县, northwest Taiwan
- 巨石 jù shí ㄐㄩˋ ㄕˊ geoi6 sek6 huge rock; boulder; monolith
- 慈石 cí shí ㄘˊ ㄕˊ ci4 sek6 variant of 磁石
Idioms with these characters
- 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
- 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 sek6 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
- 鼎铛玉石 鼎鐺玉石 dǐng chēng yù shí ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ ding2 caang1 juk6 sek6 lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
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- 滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕˊ dik6 seoi2 cyun1 sek6 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān ㄉㄧ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕˊ ㄔㄨㄢ dik6 seoi2 sek6 cyun1 dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 海枯石烂 海枯石爛 hǎi kū shí làn ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨ ㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ hoi2 fu1 sek6 laan6 lit. until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)
- 坚如磐石 堅如磐石 jiān rú pán shí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ gin1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
- 金石良言 jīn shí liáng yán ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄢˊ gam1 sek6 loeng4 jin4 gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
- 金石丝竹 金石絲竹 jīn shí sī zhú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ gam1 sek6 si1 zuk1 lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)