1. 時
  2. 時
  3. 刻
  4. 刻

時

Previous (说)Next (要)
  • 25th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 173 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
時→
日寺
2Radical
時→
日sun/day土earth寸thumb
3Graphical
時→
口一一丨一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. shí (shi2)o'clock • time • when • hour • season • period

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 時 shí (shi2)The component 寺 is pronounced as 'sì' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 時 shí (shi2)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

同时 (同時)
小时 (小時)
时 (時)
时代 (時代)
时候 (時候)
时光 (時光)
时尚 (時尚)
时间 (時間)
随时 (隨時)

Medium Frequency

一时 (一時)
不时 (不時)
何时 (何時)
倒计时 (倒計時)
到时 (到時)
到时候 (到時候)
即时 (即時)
及时 (及時)
定时 (定時)
实时 (實時)
小时候 (小時候)
平时 (平時)
几时 (幾時)
按时 (按時)
时分 (時分)
时刻 (時刻)
时报 (時報)
时差 (時差)
时常 (時常)
时时 (時時)
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
时期 (時期)
时机 (時機)
时段 (時段)
时空 (時空)
时节 (時節)
时装 (時裝)
时隔 (時隔)
时髦 (時髦)
暂时 (暫時)
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
此时 (此時)
历时 (歷時)
准时 (準時)
当时 (當時)
临时 (臨時)
临时工 (臨時工)
计时 (計時)
这时 (這時)
过时 (過時)
适时 (適時)
那时 (那時)
那时候 (那時候)
顿时 (頓時)
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時

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Previous (说)Next (要)
  • 25th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 173 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
時→
日寺
2Radical
時→
日sun/day土earth寸thumb
3Graphical
時→
口一一丨一𠂇亅丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shí (Shi2)surname Shi
2. shí (shi2)o'clock • time • when • hour • season • period

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 時 shí (shi2)The component 寺 is pronounced as 'sì' (si4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 時 shí (shi2)The component 日 is pronounced as 'rì' (ri4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

同时 (同時)
小时 (小時)
时 (時)
时代 (時代)
时候 (時候)
时光 (時光)
时尚 (時尚)
时间 (時間)
随时 (隨時)

Medium Frequency

一时 (一時)
不时 (不時)
何时 (何時)
倒计时 (倒計時)
到时 (到時)
到时候 (到時候)
即时 (即時)
及时 (及時)
定时 (定時)
实时 (實時)
小时候 (小時候)
平时 (平時)
几时 (幾時)
按时 (按時)
时分 (時分)
时刻 (時刻)
时报 (時報)
时差 (時差)
时常 (時常)
时时 (時時)
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
时期 (時期)
时机 (時機)
时段 (時段)
时空 (時空)
时节 (時節)
时装 (時裝)
时隔 (時隔)
时髦 (時髦)
暂时 (暫時)
有时 (有時)
有时候 (有時候)
有的时候 (有的時候)
此时 (此時)
历时 (歷時)
准时 (準時)
当时 (當時)
临时 (臨時)
临时工 (臨時工)
计时 (計時)
这时 (這時)
过时 (過時)
适时 (適時)
那时 (那時)
那时候 (那時候)
顿时 (頓時)
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刻

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  • 618th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
刻→
亥刂
2Radical
刻→
亠lid丨line㇙N/A人human刂knife
3Graphical
刻→
一丶丨㇙人亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kè (ke4)quarter (hour) • moment • to carve • to engrave • to cut • oppressive • classifier for short time intervals

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

刻 
时刻 (時刻)
此刻 
铭刻 (銘刻)

Medium Frequency

刻意 
刻骨 
刻骨铭心 (刻骨銘心)
即刻 
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
深刻 
片刻 
立刻 
苛刻 
雕刻 
Learn 刻 in contextNew · From the creator of HanziCraftReadCraft generates unique graded stories tailored to your level - practice characters in context.

刻

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Previous (速)Next (乐)
  • 618th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
刻→
亥刂
2Radical
刻→
亠lid丨line㇙N/A人human刂knife
3Graphical
刻→
一丶丨㇙人亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kè (ke4)quarter (hour) • moment • to carve • to engrave • to cut • oppressive • classifier for short time intervals

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

刻 
时刻 (時刻)
此刻 
铭刻 (銘刻)

Medium Frequency

刻意 
刻骨 
刻骨铭心 (刻骨銘心)
即刻 
时时刻刻 (時時刻刻)
深刻 
片刻 
立刻 
苛刻 
雕刻 
Learn 刻 in contextNew · From the creator of HanziCraftReadCraft generates unique graded stories tailored to your level - practice characters in context.
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.