| 石 | dàn | dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; ten pecks; one hundred liters |
| 石 | shí | rock; stone; stone inscription; one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音; surname Shi |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 矿石 | kuàng shí | ore |
| 石墨 | shí mò | black lead; graphite; plumbago |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock |
| 蒋介石 | Jiǎng Jiè shí | Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), former Guomindang leader |
| 石头 | shí tou | stone; CL:块 |
| 石灰 | shí huī | lime (calcium oxide) |
| 石膏 | shí gāo | gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O); plaster |
| 石英 | shí yīng | quartz |
| 石蜡 | shí là | paraffin wax |
| 金刚石 | jīn gāng shí | diamond; also called 钻石 |
| 石灰岩 | shí huī yán | limestone |
| 石灰石 | shí huī shí | limestone |
| 结石 | jié shí | calculus; stone |
| 石块 | shí kuài | stone; rock |
| 王安石 | Wáng Ān shí | Wang Anshi (1021-1086), Song dynasty politician and writer, one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家 |
| 石家庄 | Shí jiā zhuāng | Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei province 河北省 in north China |
| 石棉 | Shí mián | asbestos; Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan |
| 石柱 | shí zhù | stela; upright stone; obelisk; Shizhu Tujia autonomous county, Chongqing |
| 生石灰 | shēng shí huī | calcium oxide CaO; quicklime |
| 脉石 | mài shí | veinstone (stone containing a vein of precious metal) |
| 礁石 | jiāo shí | reef |
| 石蕊 | shí ruǐ | reindeer moss; litmus (chemistry) |
| 石门 | Shí mén | Shihmen township in Taipei county 台北县, Taiwan |
| 化石 | huà shí | fossil |
| 长石 | cháng shí | stone beam; horizontal slab of stone; feldspar or felspar (geology) |
| 金石 | jīn shí | metal and stone; fig. hard objects; inscription on metal or bronze |
| 硝石 | xiāo shí | niter; saltpeter; potassium nitrate KNO3 |
| 宝石 | bǎo shí | precious stone; gem; CL:枚,颗 |
| 石器 | shí qì | stone tool; stone implement |
| 石油化学 | shí yóu huà xué | petrochemistry |
| 石勒 | Shí Lè | Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 后赵 (319-350) |
| 大理石 | dà lǐ shí | marble |
| 白云石 | bái yún shí | dolomite |
| 石蕊试纸 | shí ruǐ shì zhǐ | litmus paper (chemistry) |
| 碎石 | suì shí | crushed or broken rock, stone etc |
| 基石 | jī shí | cornerstone |
| 石油输出国组织 | shí yóu shū chū guó zǔ zhī | OPEC, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| 消石灰 | xiāo shí huī | calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)2; slaked lime |
| 矸石 | gān shí | waste rock (mining); gangue (worthless minerals mixed in with coal or ore) |
| 滑石 | huá shí | talc |
| 新石器时代 | Xīn shí qì Shí dài | Neolithic Era |
| 萤石 | yíng shí | fluorite CaF2; fluorspar; fluor |
| 石刻 | shí kè | stone inscription; carved stone |
| 钻石 | zuàn shí | diamond; CL:颗 |
| 硅石 | guī shí | siliceous rock |
| 方解石 | fāng jiě shí | calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral) |
| 石板 | shí bǎn | slab; flagstone; slate |
