Learn a Chinese Character - 十 (Shí) - Ten

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 十（十字旁） (radical: ten)

笔画数: 2 (2 strokes)

结构分解: 指事字，一横一竖相交，表示数字10，是最基础的计数符号 (ideogram with a horizontal and vertical stroke intersecting, representing the number 10, a basic counting symbol)

笔顺:

2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Shí (second tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

十是数字10的汉字表示，既可作基数（如"十个苹果"），也可作序数（如"第十名"） (Ten: numerical representation of 10, used as cardinal number (e.g., "ten apples") or ordinal number (e.g., "tenth place"))

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

• 十 (shí) - ten
• 十分 (shí fēn) - very
• 十月 (shí yuè) - October
• 十年 (shí nián) - ten years

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

作数词时表基数（如"十人"）或序数（如"第十页"）；常与量词搭配（如"十个""十次"）；可重叠为"十十"（罕见，强调数量多） (Numeral: cardinal (e.g., "ten people") or ordinal (e.g., "page ten"); often paired with measure words (e.g., "ten pieces"); reduplicated form "十十" (rare, emphasizing quantity))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

中国文化中"十"代表圆满（如"十全十美"），十进制是传统计数基础；农历有"十月初一"寒衣节，成语"一五一十"表示详细叙述，体现"十"的完整性 (In Chinese culture, "十" (ten) symbolizes completeness (e.g., "perfect in every way"). Decimal system is the traditional counting basis. Lunar calendar has "October 1st" Cold Food Festival, and the idiom "一五一十" (tell in detail) reflects the completeness of "十")

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

"十"由一横一竖交叉组成，像十字路口的交叉线，代表数字10，通过"交叉线=10"的简单画面轻松记忆 ("十" is formed by a horizontal and vertical stroke intersecting, resembling a crossroad. Associate "crossroad lines" with "10" to remember easily)