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The Chinese word shi - 时 - shí
(time in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

shí

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English translations

time, hour, often, sometimes, age, opportunity,
present, occasionally

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 时 ( shí ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
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Chinese characters ( shi / shí ) with pronunciation (English translation: time )
时 ( shi / shí ) in traditional characters
時
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Character complexity
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时 is composed of 7 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

often  |  time zone
时 ( shi / shí ) belongs to the 50 most common Chinese characters (rank 29)
Chinese example words containing the character 时 ( shi / shí )
按时 ( ànshí = on time ), 比利时 ( Bĭlìshí = Belgium ), 持续时间 ( chíxùshíjiān = duration ), 当时 ( dāngshí = at that time ), 的时候 ( de shíhòu = while ), 及时 ( jíshí = in time ), 平时 ( píngshí = usually ), 时代 ( shídài = age ), 时候 ( shíhou = time ), 时间 ( shíjiān = time ), 时刻 ( shíkè = point in time ), 时刻表 ( shíkèbiăo = timetable ), 时期 ( shíqī = particular period ), 时区 ( shíqū = time zone ), 时时 ( shíshí = often ), 时态 ( shítài = tense ), 同时 ( tóngshí = in the meantime ), 小时 ( xiăoshí = hour ), 有时候 ( yŏu shíhou = sometimes ), 有时 ( yŏushí = sometimes ), 暂时 ( zànshí = temporary ) 准时 ( zhŭnshí = on time )
Other characters that are pronounced shí in Chinese
十 (ten) , 石 (stone) , 实 (reality) , 识 (to recognize) , 食 (to eat) , 拾 (to pick up) , 蚀 (to erode)
More words that mean time in Chinese
gōngfū ( 工夫 ), hòu ( 候 ), pāi ( 拍 ), rìzi ( 日子 ), shíhou ( 时候 ), shíjiān ( 时间 ), tàng ( 趟 ), tiān ( 天 )
More words that mean hour in Chinese
xiăoshí ( 小时 ), zhōngtóu ( 钟头 )

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