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世纪 shìjì

世纪 shìjì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 世纪 shìjì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shìjì | shi4 ji4
English translation
century
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Traditional form

世紀

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 世纪 shìjì

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Shì

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Three copies of shí (ten) to make 30, similar to the archaic character (30). Conveys the meaning "30-year generation", also symbolizing a branching family tree.

Positional decomposition

廿 niàn

Number of Strokes

5

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

纟己

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 世纪 shìjì

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zài Zhōng 世纪 shìjì , 哲学 zhéxué 神学 shén xué shì fēn de .

In the Middle Ages, philosophy and theology were inextricable.

zhè shì běn 18世纪 shìjì 书籍 shūjí de 复制 fùzhì bǎn .

This a facsimile edition of an eighteenth century book.

de 外观 wài guān xiàng zuò 十八 shí bā 世纪 shìjì de 教堂 jiào táng .

It had the appearance of an 18 th century church.

zhè shì běn yǒu 价值 jiàzhí de 中世纪 zhōng shì jì 手抄本 shǒu chāo běn .

This is a valuable medieval manuscript.

出生 chūshēng 世纪 shìjì zhī jiāo .

He was born at the turn of the century.

世纪 shìjì Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 世纪 shìjì and their own compounds.

世纪 shìjì Compounds

See all 57 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 世纪 shìjì in their composition.

  • Shì
    • shì
        • shè , , , ,
      • dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , dié , xiè , xiè , dié , dié , dié , xiè , , xiè , dié , , shè , , , , , , , , , dié ,
    • xiè , , , , , xiè , xiè , zhì , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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