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Character #45 · The First 1000

shí

time

o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period

Strokes
710
TraditionalSimplified
時 时
Poster cell
Q2
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • shíjiān time
  • xiǎoshí hour
  • yǒushí sometimes
  • tóngshí at the same time
  • dāngshí then
  • zhèshí at this time
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 时時

Write 时時 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, shí, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q2 · 28 × 36 grid

时時 is #45 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 时 mean in English?
时 (shí) means "time": o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period.
How do you pronounce 时?
时 is pronounced shí in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄕˊ.
How many strokes does 时 have?
The simplified form, 时, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 時, has 10.
What is the traditional form of 时?
The traditional form of 时 is 時. 时 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 時 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 时?
Common words that use 时 include 时间 (shíjiān, time), 小时 (xiǎoshí, hour), 有时 (yǒushí, sometimes), 同时 (tóngshí, at the same time).
How common is 时?
时 is number 45 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q2 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.