时

shí = sh + Ø2

old variant of 時|时[shi2]

shí = sh + Ø2

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

The sun (日) asks Sherlock Holmes (sh) out for a coffee in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). Looking at his pocket watch (时), Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up" (寸).

时 character breakdown

时
- 寸
  - 一
  - 丶
  - 亅
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗

cùn = cu + (e)n4

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

Characters with 时 as component

shí = sh + Ø2

see 蒔蘿|莳萝[shi2 luo2]

shì = sh + Ø4

to grow / to transplant / Taiwan pr. [shi2]

shí = sh + Ø2

shad / Ilisha elongata

shí = sh + Ø2

hen roost

Words with 时

at the same time / simultaneously

in time / promptly / without delay / timely

timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay

antiquity

in ancient times / in olden days

contemporary

to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity

timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance

counterclockwise

in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)

in fashion / suiting the time / seasonable / timely

in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)

timeliness / promptness

at the same time / contemporary

timely handling / a stitch in time

,

timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine

to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem

response time

response time (technology)

unconventional

Sentences with 时

zhè

shì

yǔ

wáng

zhì

shuǐ

shí

At the time when Yu the Great tamed the waters...