He was born in the 19th century.
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世纪
Traditional: 世紀
shì jì
HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4
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shì jì · sai3 gei2 (Jyutping)
- century
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Character breakdown
世
- Meaning
- generation; world; era
- Radical
- 一
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- ⿻廿？
- Cangjie
- PT
- Four-corner
- 4471.7
纪
- Meaning
- record, annal, historical account
- Radical
- 纟
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿰纟己
- Cangjie
- VMSU
- Four-corner
- 2711
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Example sentences
One hundred years is called a century.
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