世 — Chinese character
世
shì
generation, era, age; world
- Pinyin
- shì
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 廿
- Formation
- pictographic — Three leaves on a branch
- Japanese
- 世 as a kanji
Common words with 世
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 世纪 (世紀) | shì jì | century |
| 全世界 | quán shì jiè | worldwide; entire world |
| 去世 | qù shì | to pass away; to die |
| 世上 | shì shàng | on earth |
| 逝世 | shì shì | to pass away; to die |
| 世人 | shì rén | people (in general); people around the world; everyone |
| 世界各地 | shì jiè gè dì | all over the world; everywhere |
| 世代 | shì dài | for many generations; generation |
| 世纪末 (世紀末) | shì jì mò | end of the century |
| 中世纪 (中世紀) | zhōng shì jì | medieval; Middle Ages |
| 过世 (過世) | guò shì | to die; to pass away |
English words written with 世
世 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 15 · Mencius 46 · Zhuangzi 131 · Great Learning 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 9
- Analects 2.23
- Analects 6.14
- Analects 13.12
- Analects 14.9
- Analects 14.39
- Analects 15.19
- Analects 16.1
- Analects 16.2
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