Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 十九
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroads; intersection
十足shízúample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
十一shí yīeleven; 11
十位shí wèithe tens place (or column) in the decimal system
十几shí jǐmore than ten; a dozen or more