时 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
时候
shíhou
time, moment
Characters in this word
候 hòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 矦 target in archery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 你什么时候来？ Nǐ shénme shíhou lái? When are you coming?
- 我小的时候住在这儿。 Wǒ xiǎo de shíhou zhù zài zhèr. I lived here when I was little.
- 你什么时候回家？ Nǐ shénme shíhou huí jiā? When are you going home?