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CHINESE CHARACTER

時 (shí): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shí
time, season; period, era, age
HSK —10 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

日 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 時.

Phonetic component

寺 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 10

Write 時 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 時 (shí) mean in Chinese?

time, season; period, era, age

How do you write 時 in stroke order?

時 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 時?

日 is the radical in 時. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 時?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.