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CHINESE CHARACTER

shí

十

十

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ten

Numbered pinyin
shi2
English meanings
det.: ten

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Single-component character

十 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻一丨

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xiànzài现在shí十diǎn点。

    It's ten o'clock.

  2. 02

    wǒ我yǒu有shí十gè个shǒuzhǐ手指。

    I have ten fingers.

  3. 03

    shí十yuè月tiānqì天气liáng凉le了。

    It cools down in October.

  4. 04

    tā他shí十suì岁xué学gāngqín钢琴。

    He started piano at ten.

  5. 05

    zhè这běn本shū书shí十kuài块qián钱。

    This book costs ten yuan.

  6. 06

    shí十gèrén个人yī一zǔ组。

    Groups of ten people.

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