shí

time; when; o'clock

Character data

Radical ⽇ (72.6)
Strokes 10
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

時 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

時 stroke order diagram

Words containing 時

Word Meaning
learn from everything, always, everywhere
all the time; incessantly
whenever
egg timer
opening hours (shop, bank, restaurant)
opening hours (of shop); time of business; working time
to buy time; to act with urgency
a short time; a moment
incomparable; head and shoulders above the competition
current
Global Times, Chinese state-run newspaper
born at wrong time; unlucky; talent not valued
meal times
3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
local time
at that time; then; while
right away; at once
to strongly criticize the evils of the day
immediately; at once
all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time
at present; nowadays
instantaneous
prompt radiation
short-term storage; store
short-term phonological memory