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
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
(fig.) timely assistance; timely rain
response time
response time (technology)
unconventional
counterclockwise
antiquity
in ancient times; in olden days
appropriate to the occasion; timely; opportune
timely; seasonable; suiting the time
appropriate to the occasion; timely; at the right moment
at the same time; simultaneously
contemporary
contemporary; at the same time
famous for a time; a short-lived star
good is repaid, evil is punished; karma
the four seasons, namely: spring chūn, summer xià, autumn qiū and winter dōng
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
reign (of a king, emperor etc)
fig. there's no place like home
to give the correct time