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
constantly; often
to exceed the time limit; (computing) timeout
not so long ago; just a while before
schedule; timetable
time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
things change for the better
in former times; the olden days
(idiom) up to the present; even now
things change with the passage of time (idiom)
long time
time-consuming; to take time
fate; circumstances
a short time; a moment
daily routine; daily schedule
current
period; class
effectiveness for a given period of time
to last; to take (time); period
time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
golden age
appropriate to the occasion; timely; at the right moment
current political situation
(verb) tense
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
past tense (grammar)