shí

time; when; o'clock

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 25th character
Radical ⽇ (72.3)
Strokes 7
Index # 717
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

时 shí
  1. 1. time
  2. 2. when
  3. 3. o'clock
  4. 4. hour
  5. 5. period
  6. 6. season
  7. 7. surname Shi
  8. 8. old variant of shí

Stroke order

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Words containing 时

Word Meaning
Epoch Times, US newspaper
favorable time, place, and people
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
Hershey's (brand)
midnight period 11 p.m.–1 a.m. in old times
credit hour (in an academic credit system)
Study Times, CPC Party School newspaper
punctual
ampere-hour (Ah)
settling time (control theory)
perfect tense (grammar)
timed detonator
time-lapse photography
3–5 a.m. in old Chinese time system
FTSE stock index company
to examine and judge the situation
feudal times
clever child, not always successful adult
erhua variant of xiǎo shí hou
hourly worker; hourly job
bedtime
working hours
traditional time: 9–11 a.m.
often; usually; regularly
Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history