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

what time? / when?

at what time?; when?

man-hour

childhood

at that time

past events / former times

frequently / often / usually / regularly

to waste time

time-lapse photography

setup time / settling time

that was one thing, and this is another / times have changed

the Renaissance

lit. to respond to heaven and suit the times (idiom); to rule according to the will of heaven / the Divine Right of kings

timely / occasional

7-9 pm

the Warring States period (475-221 BC) / Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century)

9-11 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

Heian period (794-1185), period of Japanese history

,

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

parallel universe

Sentences with 时

zhè

shì

yǔ

wáng

zhì

shuǐ

shí

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