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时時 shí

Time

Compound characters with 日 Sun Radical are usually associated with the sun or brightness

昌 (chāng) Prosper Symbolic. 2 x Sun

晶 (jīng) Radiant / Crystal Symbolic. 3 x Sun

星 (xīng) Star Symbolic. A Sun is born

明 (míng) Bright Symbolic. Sun and Moon

早 (zǎo) Morning Symbolic. Sun out of the slit – "十" represented a slit in Oracle Bone script

晚 (wǎn) Night Symbolic. Sun exempted

显 (xiǎn) Evident / Prominent / Display

是 (shì) Correct / Yes

时刻 (shí kè) Moment Literal. Time quarter (hour) – Very short point in time
- 关键时刻 (guān jiàn shí kè) Crucial moment
- 危险时刻 (wēi xiǎn shí kè) Moment of danger

时光 (shí guāng) Times Literal. Time beams – Viewing time like shafts of light
- 美好的时光 (měi hǎo de shí guāng) Wonderful times
- 最难熬的时光 (zùi nán áo de shí guāng) Hardest of times

时间 (shí jiān) Time Literal. Time gap (section)
- 北京时间 (běi jīng shí jiān) Beijing (Standard) Time – although spanning across five time zones, China has standardized the entire country with "one time" so that working hours do not differ
- 吃饭时间 (chī fàn shí jiān) Meal time
- 上班时间 (shàng bān shí jiān) Work time

时候 (shí hòu) While or when (doing something) / During / Phase Literal. Time period – Often used with 的²to describe the attribute of a particular phase:
- 吃饭的²时候 (chī fàn de shí hòu)While eating Literal. Meal (type of) phase
- 上班的²时候 (shàng bān de shí hòu)While working Literal. Work (type of) phase