Meaning of shí:
石
surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2jia1zhuang1], the capital of Hebei; ancient pr. [shi2]; rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Zhè shì wǒ de péngyǒu, xìng Shí.
这是我的朋友，姓石。
This is my friend, whose surname is Shi.
Héběi de shǒufǔ shì Shíjiāzhuāng.
河北的首府是石家庄。
The capital of Hebei is Shijiazhuang.
Zhège diāoxiàng shì yòng yī kuài shítou diāokè ér chéng de.
这个雕像是用一块石头雕刻而成的。
This statue is carved from a piece of stone.
Xiǎo nán hái zài gōng yuán lǐ jiǎn le yī kuài dà shí.
小男孩在公园里捡了一块大石。
The little boy picked up a big rock in the park.
Tā yòng yī kuài shí tóu zá suì liǎo bōlí.
他用一块石头砸碎了玻璃。
He smashed the glass with a stone.
Nàgè gǔlǎo de bēi shàng yǒu hěnduō měilì de shí kè.
那个古老的碑上有很多美丽的石刻。
There are many beautiful stone inscriptions on that ancient monument.
Zài gǔdài, Zhōngguó de yīnyuè zhōng yǒu bā zhǒng yuèqì lèibié, qízhōng zhī yī shì shǐyòng shí zhìchéng de yuèqì.
在古代，中国的音乐中有八种乐器类别，其中之一是使用石制成的乐器。
In ancient times, Chinese music had eight categories of instruments, one of which was made using stone.
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters
Zhège chéngshì de liángkù yǒu yīqiān dàn de cúnliáng.
这个城市的粮库有一千石的存粮。
The granary in this city has a storage of one thousand shí.
