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金石

jīn shí

2-character word

What 金石 means

1. metal and stone
2. fig. hard objects
3. inscription on metal or bronze

The characters in 金石

• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 石shírock; stone; stone inscription

Words starting with 金石

• 金石学jīn shí xuéepigraphy
• 金石良言jīn shí liáng yángems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
• 金石丝竹jīn shí sī zhú(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)…

Words containing 金石

• 试金石shì jīn shítouchstone; fig. test that sth is genuine
• 点金石diǎn jīn shíphilosopher's stone
• 青金石qīng jīn shílapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)
• 精诚所至，金石为开jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāilit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)…
• 精诚所加，金石为开jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāisee 精誠所至，精诚所至，金石为开