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shí · ten, tenth

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HSK 2.0 · Level 1HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #865
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十
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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2Total strokes

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十Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 十

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shíWords pronounced shí
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Example sentences

Notice where 十 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zài zhè lǐ děng le sān shí fēn zhōng.我在这里等了三十分钟。

I've been waiting here for thirty minutes.

Source: Tatoeba #9955884 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǐ jīng shíyī diǎn le tā hái méi lái.已经十一点了他还没来。

It's eleven and he's not coming.

Source: Tatoeba #774426 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè lǐ yǒu sān shí gè rén.这里有三十个人。

There are thirty people here.

Source: Tatoeba #9980215 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhī shàng le shí fēn zhōng wǎng le.我只上了十分钟网了。

I've only been online for ten minutes.

Source: Tatoeba #841861 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí jiàn shí fēn zhòng yào de shì.這是一件十分重要的事。

This is a matter of great importance.

Source: Tatoeba #452395 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de bān bú dà , zhǐyǒu shíyī gè xué shēng .我的班不大,只有十一个学生.

My class is not very big; there are only 11 students.

Source: Tatoeba #333612 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 十 in context

  1. Say shí, then recall the core meaning: ten, tenth.
  2. Write all 2 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 十分 (shí fēn), meaning “very”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 十 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.