Memory phrase for the Kanji: 时
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Meaning
| period, time, era, hour, season
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Pronunciation |
shí |
Explanation |
Left: sun/day 日, right: skillful hand 寸 |
Mnemonic
| A day is divided by a skillful hand into: periods.
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Radicals
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日
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sun, day | |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 有时 |
yǒu shí |
sometimes; now and then |
| 很多时 |
hěn duō shí |
often |
| 时常 |
shí cháng |
often; frequently |
| 平时 |
píng shí |
ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime |
| 时刻 |
shí kè |
moment, constantly; always |
| 时针 |
shí zhēn |
hand of a clock; hour hand |
| 届时 |
jiè shí |
when the time comes; at the scheduled time |
| 时辰 |
shí chen |
time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day |
| 时乖命蹇 |
shí guāi mìng jiǎn |
bad times, adverse fate (idiom) |
| 风靡一时 |
fēng mǐ yī shí |
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage |
| 时髦 |
shí máo |
in vogue; fashionable |
| 时髦 |
shí máo |
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