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时 (shí): time, moment; (season, period)

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 2noun, (classifier)

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: time, moment; (season, period)
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun, (classifier)
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 7
Radical: 日
Structure: 左右结构

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time
when
hour
season
period
time
moment
period
when
at the time of
classifier for hours or periods (formal)
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
surname Shi

Chinese explanation

时间
时候
时机
时常
有时
按时
当时
准时
及时
小时
点钟
季节
时代
时局
时尚

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7 strokes

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We need to arrive on time.

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