Showing posts with label 時間. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 時間. Show all posts

Friday, January 9, 2015

09 Jan - 時 - (P: ㄕˊ) - Time

Word: 時 - Time
Pronounced: ㄕˊ || Shí

Building Blocks:
日- (P: ㄖˋ || Rì) - Day
寺 - (P: ㄙˋ|| Sì) - Buddhist Temple

Constructing the Character 時
The DAY (日) passing over the Buddhist Temple (寺) measures TIME (時)

Expansion
時候 - (P: ㄕˊㄏㄛˋ || Shíhòu) - Time / when
時間 - (P: ㄕˊㄐㄧㄢ|| Shíjiān) - Time (do you have time)
時差 - (P: ㄕˊㄔㄚ|| Shíchā) - Jet lag
時從 - (P: ㄕˊㄘㄨㄥˊ || Shícóng) - From
時常 - (P: ㄕˊㄔㄤˊ|| Shícháng) - Often