十 shí — ten; 10
这个班有十个学生。Zhè ge bān yǒu shí ge xué sheng.This class has ten students.
Common words: 十分 (shí fēn)、十字路口 (shí zì lù kǒu)、十足 (shí zú)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "ten"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "ten", including 十 (shí), 拾 (shí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "ten" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 十 (shí), 拾 (shí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading shí, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 十 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 十 shíten; 10Useful words: 十分, 十字路口
- 拾 shípick up; ten (fraud-proof)Useful words: 收拾, 拾得
Common words for these 2 "ten" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 十 (shí) — so "ten" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
十分shí fēnvery; completely; utterly; extremely十字路口shí zì lù kǒucrossroads; intersection十足shí zúample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)收拾shōu shito put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair拾得shí déto find; to pick up; to collect重拾chóng shíto pick up (a theme etc); to regain (confidence); to revive (a custom, friendship etc)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "ten".
拾 shí — pick up; ten (fraud-proof)
他弯下腰，拾起了地上的纸屑。Tā wān xià yāo, shí qǐ le dì shàng de zhǐ xiè.He bent down and picked up the scraps of paper on the ground.
Common words: 收拾 (shōu shi)、拾得 (shí dé)、重拾 (chóng shí)
All 2 characters
Open 十、拾 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.