十

shí

sh+í·2nd tone

ten · 10

Radical: 十 Strokes: 2 HSK 1

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

南克华单千半卖博升协卒午

Same radical

南克华单千半卖博升协卒午卓卑卉

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Character Decomposition

十=一+丨

Meanings

ten

10

shí

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Words with 十 592 total

a hundred or so百十bǎi shí thirty · 30三十sān shí same as 天干 · the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)十干shí gān perfect; complete十全shí quán more than ten · a dozen or more十数shí shù the tens place (or column) in the decimal system十位shí wèi cross road · cross-shaped · crucifix · the character ten十字shí zì

Idioms with 十 137 total Chain

pretty close · very near · about right八九不离十bā jiǔ bù lí shí unaccommodating · rigid板板六十四bǎn bǎn liù shí sì unaccommodating · rigid版版六十四bǎn bǎn liù shí sì regardless of the consequences · recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast不管三七二十一bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī

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