Wednesday, May 7, 2008

时 Time

时/時(shí)

Radical:

This word combines the 日sun radical and 寺(sì)gives the sound hint
In its simplified form, 寺 [temple] is replaced with 寸[inch]

How I remember it: Imagine a sun dial that uses the sun[日] to cast an inch[寸] shadow to tell the time

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