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
the traditional 12 two-hour periods of a day
half hour
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
5–7 a.m. in old Chinese time system
India Times
real-time (gaming)
moment-to-moment
instant messaging (IM); instant message
timeliness; promptness
timely handling; a stitch in time
the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
response time
response time (technology)
unconventional
counterclockwise
appropriate to the occasion; timely; opportune
timely; seasonable; suiting the time
appropriate to the occasion; timely; at the right moment
contemporary; at the same time
good is repaid, evil punished; may be late
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
reign (of a king, emperor etc)
fig. there's no place like home