Mnemonic comic for 时

Translation

shí = sh + Ø2: o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

Mnemonic

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).

All translations for 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 any time; at all times / at the right time; whenever necessary

timely; at the right time / promptly; without delay

at the same time; meanwhile

at what time?; when?

golden age

right away; quickly; immediately

flourishing period / golden age

r

a short time; a little while

instant message

,

see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]

instant messaging

it's getting late; time's getting on

point in time

mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)

to set a time limit / for a limited time / time-limited / limited period of time

first fixation duration

alarm clock

prime time

daybreak / at the crack of dawn

Dark Ages

Sentences with 时

nà

zài

shén

me

shí

hou

chi̅

ne

Then when can they be eaten?