How to write 时 (shí, “time”)
时 (shí), an HSK 1 character, means “time”, “o'clock” and “when”. The traditional form is 時, 10 strokes instead of 7. On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 小时 (“hour”), 时候 (“time”) and 时间 (“time”). Japanese keeps the traditional 時, read ji (“time”).
- Pinyin
- shí
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 日 (“sun”)
- Traditional
- 時
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
As a left-right character it splits into 日 (“sun”, the radical), strokes 1–4; 寸 (“a unit of length”), strokes 5–7, written the left part first.
- top leftdownwards
- top leftrightwards → downwards
- leftrightwards
- bottom leftrightwards
- centerrightwards
- top rightdownwards → leftwards
- centerdown and right
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 时 · 7 strokes
- Traditional
- 時 · 10 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| shí second tone | time; o'clock; when; hour; season | 時 | 小时 时候 时间 有时 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 时
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 时 時 | shí | o'clock; time HSK 2 |
| 小时 小時 | xiǎoshí | hour HSK 1 |
| 时候 時候 | shíhou | time; length of time HSK 1 |
| 时间 時間 | shíjiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time HSK 1 |
| 有时 有時 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then HSK 2 |
| 小时候 小時候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood HSK 2 |
| 平时 平時 | píngshí | ordinarily; in normal times HSK 3 |
| 同时 同時 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously HSK 4 |
| 准时 準時 | zhǔnshí | on time; punctual HSK 4 |
| 时间表 時間表 | shíjiānbiǎo | schedule; timetable HSK 4 |
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