shí

ten; 10

HSK 1 #112

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 112th character
Radical ⼗ (24.0)
Strokes 2
Index # 4

Definitions

十 shí
  1. 1. ten
  2. 2. 10

Stroke order

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Words containing 十

Word Meaning
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections
Sutra of Forty-two Chapters; early Chinese sutra
Chinese New Year's Eve; last day of the lunar year
girls change a lot as they grow up
girl grows up and changes a lot; becomes pretty
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
YAMAMOTO Isoroku (1884-1943), Japanese admiral
Chinese New Year's Eve; last day of the lunar year
several billion
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
(coll.) to look every bit the big star
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
rigid; unaccommodating
"The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
"The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)
to make a cross (on paper); to make the sign of the cross
to make a cross (on paper); to make the sign of the cross
a hundred or so; about a hundred
a hundred or so; about a hundred