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shí = sh + Ø2
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
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shí = sh + Ø2
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
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How to pronounce 时

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø2 final

In the space station’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

时 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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= r + Ø4
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
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= r + Ø4
sun / day / date, day of the month
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Characters with 时 as component

shì = sh + Ø4
to grow / to transplant / Taiwan pr. [shi2]
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shí = sh + Ø2
see 蒔蘿|莳萝[shi2 luo2]
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shí = sh + Ø2
shad / Ilisha elongata
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Words with 时

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to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time

Sentences with 时

shèng
shí
yǒu
xìng
 
 
qián
wǎng

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shí

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