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金石
jīnshí
Main
English Definitionmetal and stone; fig. hard objects; inscription on metal or bronze
Simplified Script金石
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjīnshí
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gam1sek6
Word Decomposition
jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音; (Chinese surname); surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
shírock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音; (Chinese surname); abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄

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金融jīnróngbanking; finance; financial
金属jīnshǔmetal
金钱jīnqiánmoney; currency
金鱼jīnyúgoldfish
金额jīn'ésum of money; monetary value
Words With Same Tail Word    
钻石zuànshídiamond
岩石yánshírock
宝石bǎoshíprecious stone; gem
化石huàshífossil
蒋介石jiǎng jiè shíChiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
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