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Pronunciation: shí
Meaning: time, hour
Etymology:
Sun 日 + 寺 (phonetic), simplified to 寸.  Simplified form looks like measuring 寸 the sun 日. (associative/phono-semantic compound).

Traditional character: 時

Found in:
Cheng Hao's 春日偶成
Du Fu's 春望
Li ShangYin's 无题
Zhao ShiXiu's 约客

Word of the day on: 04.16.08

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