时
时
“time”
Radical: 日
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK 1
How 时 is built — side by side
日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.
寸
inch
inch; small, tiny
The story behind 时
Sun (日) + inch (寸, small measure) = time (时). Time is measured by the sun, inch by inch.
💡 时间 (shíjiān) = time. 小时 (xiǎoshí) = hour.
Words with 时
时候 shíhou — time
时间 shíjiān — time
小时 xiǎoshí — hour
按时 àn shí — on time
当时 dāng shí — then
及时 jí shí — in time
平时 píng shí — in normal times
暂时 zàn shí — temporary
准时 zhǔn shí — on time
临时 lín shí — at the instant sth happens
时代 shí dài — age
时刻 shí kè — moment
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