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title: "Huashi Meaning: 化石 (huàshí) Means “fossil”"
description: "化石 (huàshí) means “fossil”. Hear its tones, see what 化 and 石 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 化石 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

化石 huàshí

## fossil

## Its characters

1. 化 huà to change
2. 石 shí stone

## In a sentence

博物馆里有很多恐龙化石。 There are many dinosaur fossils in the museum.

[More about 化石](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8C%96%E7%9F%B3)

## More words with 化 or 石

- [宝石 bǎoshí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoshi)
- [变化 biànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianhua)
- [恶化 èhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ehua)
- [二氧化碳 èryǎng-huàtàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/eryanghuatan)
- [分化 fēnhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenhua)
- [孵化 fūhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhua)
- [化解 huàjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajie)
- [化身 huàshēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashen)
- [化学 huàxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaxue)
- [化妆 huàzhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huazhuang)

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