十 shí ten; 10
Made with 2 strokes.
Like the roman numeral X it may represent the completion of the decimal count
Ancient small seal form 
Sounds same
时 shí (time) ; 石 shí (rock) ; 实 shí (real) ; 饣 shí (food) ; 食 shí (eat)Different tone
狮 shī (lion) ; 师 shī ; 失 shī (to lose) ; 尸 shī (corpse) ; 诗 shī (poem) ; 施 shī (to grant) ; 史 shǐ (history) ; 始 shǐ (to begin) ; 矢 shǐ (arrow) ; 豕 shǐ (pig) ; 是 shì (is) ; 事 shì (matter) ; 市 shì (market) ; 世 shì (life) ; 礻 shì (spirit) ; 士 shì (bachelor) ; 氏 shì (clan name) ; 示 shì (to show) ; 室 shì (room)Radical
Index 24 used in: 半 bàn (half) ; 德 dé (virtue) ; 盾 dùn (shield) ; 古 gǔ (ancient) ; 华 huá (splendid) ; 卖 mài (sell) ; 南 nán (south) ; 啤 pí (hops) ; 什 shén (what) ; 午 wǔ (noon) ; 载 zài (to carry) ; 早 zǎo (early) ; 直 zhí (straight) ; 支 zhī (to support)Pronunciation
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Cities
十堰 Shiyan, HubeiProverbs
三十六计,走为上策 sān shí liù jì, zǒu wéi shàng cè Sometimes it is best to avoid conflict altogether. Flight can be the best option. 'The Thirty-Six Stratagems' was written by the great military thinker Sun Zi ➚十年树木,百年树人 shí nián shù mù, bǎi nián shù rén Studying may be slow and arduous but will be worth it
十全十美 shí quán shí měi Perfection; faultless
五十步笑一百步 wǔ shí bù xiào yī bǎi bù Being complacent about the future. Believing a job is all but done when only half done.
笑一笑,十年少 xiào yī xiào, shí nián shào Happiness is the best cosmetic
一登龙门,身价十倍 yī dēng lóng mén shēn jià shí bèi Diligent study brings great rewards. The Dragon Gate is a dangerous gorge on the Yellow River. Success in the Imperial examinations was likened to a carp ascending the gorge. Passing the examinations greatly added to prestige.
Phrases
四 十 五 个 人 sì shí wǔ gè rén 45 people八 点 十 分 bā diǎn shí fēn 10 past 8
五 百 五 十 三 wǔ bǎi wǔ shí sān 553