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字HANZI DESK

时

Traditional: 旹 · 時

shí

HSK 3.0 · 3

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shí · si4 (Jyutping)

  1. old variant of 時|时[shi2]
  2. o'clock
  3. time
  4. when
  5. hour
  6. season
  7. period
  8. surname Shi

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

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