shí

ten

How it’s built

A single vertical line, representing one set of ten. Analagous to the archaic characters 廿 (twenty) and 卅 (thirty).

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Bronze script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 十 as a component, most common first.

什shénwhat? mixed 计jìto calculate 协xiéto assist 叶yèleaf 博bóto gamble 针zhēnneedle 丈zhànggentleman 汁zhījuice 卒zúsoldier 針zhēnneedle 計jìto calculate 協xiéto assist

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