zhě
shí

technical
noun

Meaning of 赭石

赭石 means ochre; a mineral consisting mainly of ferric oxide used as a pigment. Pronounced zhě shí.

  • ochre; a mineral consisting mainly of ferric oxide used as a pigment

Definitions & Examples

Huà
jiā
yòng
zhě
shí
lái
huà
shān
de
yīn
yǐng
 

The painter used ochre to paint the shadows on the mountain.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhě
shí
de
zhì
fēi
cháng
 

The texture of this ochre is very fine.

de
huà
shǐ使
yòng
le
liàng
de
zhě
shí
yán
liào
 

The tomb murals used large amounts of ochre pigment.

Relations

Measure Words

/ kuài
Primary
/ zhǒng
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