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时候

Traditional: 時候

shí hou

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shí hou · si4 hau6 (Jyutping)

  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

时

Meaning
time, season; era, age, period
Radical
日
Strokes
7
Components
⿰日寸
Cangjie
ADI
Four-corner
6400

候

Meaning
wait; expect; visit; greet
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻矦
Cangjie
OLNK
Four-corner
2723.4

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