shì

world; era; age

HSK 3 #181

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 181st character
Radical ⼀ (1.4)
Strokes 5
Index # 206

Definitions

世 shì
  1. 1. world
  2. 2. era
  3. 3. age
  4. 4. generation
  5. 5. lifetime
  6. 6. life
  7. 7. epoch
  8. 8. descendant
  9. 9. surname Shi
  10. 10. noble

Stroke order

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Words containing 世

Word Meaning
inexperienced; naive; unsophisticated
to make the world a better place
everywhere; across the world
everywhere; across the world
Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
Oligocene (geological epoch from 34m-24m years ago)
troubled times; the world in chaos
troubled times; the world in chaos
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
the world of material desires (Buddhism)
Wang Shichong (-621), general of late Sui and opponent of early Tang
this life; to lose face; to be disgraced
karmic retribution within one's lifetime
karmic retribution within one's lifetime
fool; good-for-nothing
fool; good-for-nothing
a good reputation to last a hundred generations
the present age; in office; the current office holder
the present age; in office; the current office holder
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
unequalled in his time
unequalled in his time