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
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
world-famous
smart all life, foolish for a moment
wise all life but foolish for a moment
even the wise can make brief mistakes
even the wise make mistakes sometimes
to swim with the tide (idiom)
to swim with the tide (idiom)
to die
to die
to stand aloof from worldly affairs
to die; to depart from the world forever
to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
to fight the whole world (idiom)
to fight the whole world (idiom)
throughout the world; world ranking (e.g. first)
unrivaled (idiom); world number one; unequaled; unique
to receive worldwide attention
world-famous (idiom)
Letsie III of Lesotho
Letsie III of Lesotho
all ages
model teacher of every age (idiom); eternal paragon