十

shí
HSK 1
#112 most
frequent character
ten, 10
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

十 likely showed a needle, and 'needle' was its first meaning. The sense 'ten' was borrowed only for the sound, with no link to the shape. From 'ten' came 'full'.

Drawn as: needle

十 as a component in other characters

meaning5 characters
什计协叶辻
sound8 characters
什直支协叶针汁辻
picture3 characters
支针卄
empty9 characters
真华早古博卖毕戎隼

Ask DeepSeek

Example Sentences

我有十本书。
wǒyǒu shí běn shū 。
I have ten books.
今天是十号。
jīntiānshì shí hào 。
Today is the tenth.
他十岁了。
tā shísuì le 。
He is ten years old.

Grammar Points

HSK 1
Structure of numbers
HSK 2
Using "ji" to mean "several"

Homophones

HSK 6
拾shí
to pick up, to collate or arrange
时shí
time, times, hour, season, tense
识shí
knowledge, know, remember
什shí
assorted, miscellaneous
石shí
rock, stone, stone inscription

Words Starting With 十

十分shí fēn
to divide into ten equal parts; very; hundred percent; completely; extremely; utterly; absolutely
十足shí zú
ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)

Your word lists

Sign in to add this word to your private lists.

Public Lists with 十

HSK 1
All words for the HSK 1 test
Numbers & Counting
Numerals, counting words, and measure words frequently used with numbers.
Time & Dates
Days of the week, months, seasons, telling time, and related expressions.