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
the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
the microscopic world; microcosm
devil incarnate (idiom); fiend in human form
all ages
world of the living
Mao’s Three Worlds theory
Mao’s Three Worlds theory in politics
cosmos (Buddhism)
Pliocene (geological epoch from 5m-2m years ago)
unsophisticated; unworldly
unsophisticated; unworldly
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
alternation of generations
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
old friend
worldly affairs
worldly affairs
heir of a noble house; crown prince
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
Revered One of the World (Buddha); World Honored One
the ways of the world; social behavior