世纪 shìjì century

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Traditional: 世紀

Stroke order

世纪 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

世纪 — the Chinese character for century (shìjì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 世纪 — century

世 — 5 strokes
纪 — 6 strokes

Characters in 世纪

世 shì — life; age; generation
纪 jì — order; discipline; age

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我们生活在二十一世纪。Wǒmen shēnghuó zài èrshíyī shìjì.We live in the twenty-first century.
这座城市有几个世纪的历史。Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu jǐ gè shìjì de lìshǐ.This city has several centuries of history.

Related words

世纪 is pronounced shìjì and means “century”.

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