| 垫脚石 |
diàn jiǎo shí |
stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career |
| 垫 |
diàn |
pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money) |
| 垫脚 |
diàn jiao |
litter (animal bedding) |
| 脚 |
jiǎo |
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:双,只 / classifier for kicks |
| 脚 |
jué |
role (variant of 角) |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |