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
appearing and disappearing (idiom); intermittently visible
contemporary
famous for a time; briefly very popular
the four seasons
current price
current politics; political situation of the time
unable to adapt; out of touch with reality
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; midday
season
then (as in "the then chairman")
all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time
in a split second
in a split second
(fig.) timely assistance; timely rain
class hour; period
timer; timing clock; alarm clock
former times; past events
time course; timing (of a signal or sequence)
regional folk song popular during a certain period of time
standard time
born at the wrong time; unlucky in life
immediately; at once
outdated; out of luck
a little while; a short time
a little while; a short time