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
to judge the hour and size up the situation; to take stock
feudal times
hour
clever child, may not succeed as adult
in one's childhood
erhua variant of xiǎo shí hou
hourly worker; hourly job
bedtime
when the time comes; at the scheduled time
working hours
man-hour
9 a.m.–11 a.m. in old Chinese time
often; usually; regularly
Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history
in normal times; ordinarily; in peacetime
doing things at the last minute
parallel universe
childhood
when?; what time?
to waste time
time-lapse photography
setup time; settling time
times have changed; that was one thing, and this is another
former times; past events
often