时
HSK 1

时 (shí): time, season, era

shí

time, season, era

Pinyin

shí

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

time, season, era

How to Write 时 (shí)

时 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of 时

day

What 时 is Made Of

时 is built from 2 components:

日sun
寸inch

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Words Using 时

Common Chinese words that contain 时:

不时

bùshí

临时

línshí

准时

zhǔnshí

及时

jíshí

同时

tóngshí

小时

xiǎoshí

平时

píngshí

当时

dāngshí

按时

ànshí

时事

shíshì

时代

shídài

时候

shíhou

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