十 (shí) is a Chinese character meaning “ten”. It is written from 一 (one) and 丨 (vertical stroke), and takes 2 strokes.
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Structure
一 + 丨
Overlapping structure
Structure from: Unicode U+5341 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
One horizontal stroke crosses one vertical stroke: ten (十).
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
2 strokes
In real words
- 十月shí yuèOctober十 = shí
- 十分shí fēnvery; fully十 = shí
- 十五shí wǔfifteen十 = shíHSK 1
- 十六shí liùsixteen十 = shí
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All readings
ten
ten; the number 10
数目十，即十个一。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 十月shí yuèOctober十 = shí
- 十分shí fēnvery; fully十 = shí
- 十五shí wǔfifteen十 = shíHSK 1
- 十六shí liùsixteen十 = shí
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 十 mean?
十 (shí) means ten; the number 10.
How do you pronounce 十?
It is pronounced shí.
What parts is 十 made of?
一 (one) and 丨 (vertical stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode U+5341 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 十 have?
2. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 十?
十. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 十?
Common ones are 十月 and 十分. The reading of 十 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.