石窟 shí kū ㄕˊ ㄎㄨ sek6 fat1
- rock cave
- grotto
- cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
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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
窟
- 窟窿 kū long ㄎㄨ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ fat1 lung1 hole
- 洞窟 dòng kū ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨ dung6 fat1 a cave
- 窟臀 kū tún ㄎㄨ ㄊㄨㄣˊ fat1 tyun4 buttocks (dialect)
- 魔窟 mó kū ㄇㄛˊ ㄎㄨ mo1 fat1 lit. nest of devils
- 吴哥窟 吳哥窟 Wú gē kū ㄨˊ ㄍㄜ ㄎㄨ ng4 go1 fat1 Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
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- 窟窿眼 kū long yǎn ㄎㄨ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˇ fat1 lung1 ngaan5 small hole
- 莫高窟 Mò gāo kū ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄠ ㄎㄨ mok6 gou1 fat1 Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
- 贫民窟 貧民窟 pín mín kū ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨ pan4 man4 fat1 slum housing
- 销金窟 銷金窟 xiāo jīn kū ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄎㄨ siu1 gam1 fat1 money squandering establishment (e.g. gambling den, brothel etc)
- 四大石窟 sì dà shí kū ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨ sei3 daai6 sek6 fat1 the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 云冈石窟 at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟 at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麦积山石窟 at Tianshui, Gansu
- 敦煌石窟 Dūn huáng shí kū ㄉㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨ deon1 wong4 sek6 fat1 Dunhuang caves in Gansu
- 狡兔三窟 jiǎo tù sān kū ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨ gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1 lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
- 云冈石窟 雲岡石窟 Yún gāng Shí kū ㄩㄣˊ ㄍㄤ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨ wan4 gong1 sek6 fat1 Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
- 龙门石窟 龍門石窟 Lóng mén Shí kū ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄕˊ ㄎㄨ lung4 mun4 sek6 fat1 Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛阳, Henan
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)