時 (shí)

Time; hour; period.

How 時 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
日 — sun/day
Traditional
時
Simplified
时

Components

Common words using 時

同時 tóngshí
at the same time; simultaneously
小時 xiǎoshí
hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
時代 shídài
age; era; epoch
時候 shíhou
time; length of time; moment
時光 shíguāng
time; era; period of time
時尚 shíshàng
fashion; fad; fashionable
時間 shíjiān
time; period; CL:段[duan4]
隨時 suíshí
at any time; at all times; at the right time
一時 yīshí
a period of time; a while; for a short while
不時 bùshí
from time to time; now and then; occasionally
何時 héshí
when
倒計時 dàojìshí
to count down; countdown

時 in a sentence

你什麼時候有空?

Nǐ shénme shíhòu yǒu kòng?

“When are you free?”

How common is 時?

時 is the 25th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 22.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 時

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