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

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Words containing 世

Word Meaning
to die; to pass away
Stories to Caution the World, Ming tale book
to consider oneself above worldly matters (idiom)
reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism)
same as qù shì; to die; to depart this life (euphemism)
to pass away; to die
to shun the world
to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)
the world of the dead
Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing court painter
Giuseppe Castiglione, Qing court painter
Deng Shichang, Qing dynasty navy hero
Deng Shichang, Qing dynasty naval hero
Stories to Awaken the World, Ming story book
Stories to Awaken the World, Ming tale book
to see the world
to see the world
lit. to descend to earth (of an immortal); to be born
world of the living
the world of the living
the world of the living
separated by a generation; a lifetime ago
to pass away; death
to pass away; death