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世
shì
1. life
2. age
3. generation
4. era
5. world
6. lifetime
7. epoch
8. descendant
9. noble
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

世
shì
generation, era, age; world
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

去世
qùshì
to pass away
HSK 5
故世
gùshì
to die
传世
chuánshì
handed down from ancient times
厌世
yànshì
world-weary
季世
jìshì
final phase
后世
hòushì
later generations
世行
Shìháng
World Bank
俗世
súshì
the vulgar world (Buddhist concept)
出世
chūshì
to be born
创世
chuàngshì
the creation (in mythology and Genesis 1-2)
五世
wǔshì
the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
尘世
chénshì
this mortal life
家世
jiāshì
family background
属世
shǔshì
of this world
世上
shìshàng
on earth
一世
yīshì
generation
世胄
shìzhòu
hereditary house
世间
shìjiān
world
入世
rùshì
to join the WTO
世卫
Shìwèi
World Health Organization (WHO)

Alternate Entries

世
Shì
surname Shi

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
180
Word Frequency Rank
978 of 84,292