世
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shì · generation, era, age

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世
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Shape and proportion

5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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一Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 世

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shìWords pronounced shì
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Example sentences

Notice where 世 sits in each complete thought.

Shì jiè shàng shì bu shì zhēn de yǒu guǐ ne?世界上是不是真的有鬼呢?

Do ghosts really exist?

Source: Tatoeba #758621 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de gēge shàng gè yuè qù shì le.他的哥哥上个月去世了。

His older brother passed away last month.

Source: Tatoeba #348195 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì zhège shì jiè lái shuō tài lǎo le.我对这个世界来说太老了。

I am too old for this world.

Source: Tatoeba #503076 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì shì jiè shàng zuì yǒu qián de rén.他是世界上最有錢的人。

He is the richest man on earth.

Source: Tatoeba #890476 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì shì jiè shàng zuì dà de chē.这是世界上最大的车。

This is the biggest car in the world.

Source: Tatoeba #611538 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi gè rén dōu shì yí gè shì jiè.每个人都是一个世界。

Each person is a world.

Source: Tatoeba #503242 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 世 in context

  1. Say shì, then recall the core meaning: generation, era, age.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 世界 (shì jiè), meaning “world”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 世 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.