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Chinese symbol for “timing”

时序
shí xù
Traditional: 時序
timing (of a signal or sequence); time course

The closest CC-CEDICT match for timing is 时序 (shí xù), defined as: timing (of a signal or sequence); time course.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

时 shí
time, season; period, era, age
radical 72 ⽇ · 7 strokes
序 xù
order, sequence, series; preface
radical 53 ⼴ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “timing”

WordPinyinMeaning
正时 (正時)zhèng shítiming (of an engine)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 时序.

WordPinyinMeaning
时间 (時間)shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
时候 (時候)shí houtime; length of time
同时 (同時)tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
当时 (當時)dāng shíthen; at that time
时期 (時期)shí qīperiod; phase
程序chéng xùprocedures; sequence
秩序zhì xùorder; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc)
顺序 (順序)shùn xùsequence; order

See also: Japanese symbol for “timing”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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