Memory phrase for the character: 世

世

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Meaning

epoch, generation, lifetime, age

Pronunciation

shì

Explanation

 Left: corner , right: twenty 廿 (two connected 'ten' 十)

Mnemonic
 
From the corner (= the old) it arises every twenty (years) a new generation or epoch.

Radicals

世 epoch, generation, age
corner
廿 twentyTwo connected 一 ten 十 makes twenty.




 Vocabulary

在世 zài shì  to be alive
逝世 shì shì  to pass away; to die
徐世昌 Xú Shì chāng  Xu Shichang (1855-1939), politician associated with the Northern Warlords, president of China in 1921
世纪末 shì jì mò  end of the century
世界观 shì jiè guān  worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung
 
世纪 shì jì  century
世界 shì jiè  world
第三世界 dì sān shì jiè  Third World
愤世嫉俗 fèn shì jí sú  to be cynical; to be embittered
 

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