十

• 拼音: shí
• 汉字拆解: 十 = simple character representing the number ten, originally a cross shape symbolising completeness

含义

Ten. The number ten, a fundamental numeral in Chinese.

One of the basic numerals used constantly in counting, telling time, giving prices, and stating quantities. Also appears in many compound numbers like 十一 (eleven), 二十 (twenty), and 十月 (October).

例句

1. 我有十本书。
2. 现在是十点。
3. 她今年十岁了。

用法指南

语境: counting, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我买了十个苹果。(I bought ten apples.)
• 他等了十分钟。(He waited for ten minutes.)

错误说法

• 十块钱一个。(Not wrong, but be aware of tone sandhi: 十 changes to second tone before a fourth-tone word in natural speech)

起源与历史

Ancient pictograph representing a vertical line with a horizontal stroke, symbolising completeness in the base-ten counting system.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal