十
ten; 10
2 strokes
Dict coverage rank #348 U+5341
How 十 is formed
How to remember it
ten · Heisig RSH #10
— as a component also called: ten, needle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 十 as their sound component
These characters all use 十 (shí) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十 sound component | shí | ten, tenth; complete; perfect |
| 计 | jì | to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme |
| 质 | zhì | essence, nature; material, substance |
| 协 | xié | to assist; to cooperate, to join; to harmonize |
| 汁 | zhī | juice, liquor, fluid; sap; gravy, sauce |
| 隼 | sǔn | falcon, eagle; an aquiline nose |
Words containing 十
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十分之一 | shí fēn zhī yī | one tenth |
| 大年三十 | dà nián sān shí | last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve |
| 三十年河东,三十年河西 | sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī | the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb); change is th… |
| 二十面体 | èr shí miàn tǐ | icosahedron |
| 十二面体 | shí èr miàn tǐ | dodecahedron |
| 二十一点 | èr shí yī diǎn | blackjack (card game) |
| 一目十行 | yī mù shí háng | ten lines at a glance (idiom); to read very rapidly |
| 红十字会 | Hóng shí zì huì | the Red Cross |
| 十一路 | shí yī lù | (coll.) going on foot |
| 十三日 | shí sān rì | thirteenth day of a month |
| 一五一十 | yī wǔ yī shí | lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail |
| 三十二相 | sān shí èr xiàng | the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha |
| 目下十行 | mù xià shí háng | see 一目十行[yi1 mu4 shi2 hang2] |
| 十三点 | shí sān diǎn | half-witted; nitwit |
| 十字花科 | shí zì huā kē | Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a c… |
| 十字路口 | shí zì lù kǒu | crossroads; intersection |
| 十一 | Shí Yī | PRC National Day (October 1st) |
| 十一 | shí yī | eleven; 11 |
| 十三经 | Shí sān jīng | the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History … |
| 十二分 | shí èr fēn | exceedingly; hundred percent; everything and more |