十 (sap6 | shi2) : ten

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十

sap6

shi2

[1] ten; tenth
[2] complete; completely; perfect; extremely; perfectly
[3] KangXi radical 24

alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking: 拾

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Stroke count: 2

Level: 1

Radical: 十 (#24)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

十

This word has been viewed 17996 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:43

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十分 sap6 fan1 shi2 fen1 = completely, fully, very; perfect [score]

十字 sap6 zi6 shi2 zi4 = a cross

十月 sap6 jyut6 shi2 yue4 = October

十一月 sap6 jat1 jyut6 shi2 yi1 yue4 = November

十二月 sap6 ji6 jyut6 shi2 er4 yue4 = December

十年 sap6 nin4 = decade

第十 dai6 sap6 di4 shi2 = tenth

第十一 dai6 sap6 jat1 di4 shi2 yi1 = eleventh

六十 luk6 sap6 liu4 shi2 = sixty

五十 ng5 sap6 wu3 shi2 = fifty
See all 172 compounds (CantoDict reports 314 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 26 examples containing 十

一隊足球隊有十一個人。
A football team consists of eleven members.

四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

琴晚個派對十分之熱鬧呀！粵
The party yesterday night was extremely lively (and exciting)!
[the word "排對" is incorrect. we should say "派對"]

一分鐘有六十秒。
There are sixty seconds in a minute.

一小時有六十分鐘。
There are sixty minutes in an hour.

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

我哋嗰個年代十七歲粵
We were 17 (years old) back then.
[Lit. We that generation 17 years old]

佢就嚟十五歲嘅啦粵
He's almost 15 years old.
[Lit. he almost 15 year [particles]]

佢喺多倫多住咗十年喇。粵
He has lived in Toronto for ten years.
[喇 means "by now" in the sentence, indicating sth in the present. Cutting off 喇, the sentence would mean "He lived in Toronto for ten years", indicating sth of the past.]

一呎是十二吋長國
One foot is twelve inches long.

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