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
a little while; a short time
a little while; a short time
a little while; a short time
two equally brilliant people; rivals of equal talent
in an instant
TW from time to time; frequently
rush hour
time of going to work; the morning rush hour
out of fashion; behind the times; untimely
to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
a possible period of want or need
cannot adapt to the times; inflexible
do farm work in the right season
1-3 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
China Times (newspaper)
China Times (newspaper)
Mesolithic Era
the time of the incident
9–11 pm in old Chinese time system
Beijing Times (newspaper)
when?; at what time?
this day and age (dialect)
daily schedule; work schedule
customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
information age