| 十 | 15A45 10.10 | 部居  | 畫數 2 | ㄕˊ [shi2] | ||
| N. & adj. | Ten: 十多個，十來個 over ten (pieces); 十多歲，十來歲 over ten (of age); 幾十個 several tens or dozens; 百十來個 over hundred (pieces); 十二使徒 the Twelve Disciples; 十八羅漢 the eighteen Lohans (Arahats); 女大十八變 a growing girl changes a great deal, how a teenage girl changes from year to year; 十八般武藝 various skills in boxing, fighting with sword, spear, etc.; 十三經 the Thirteen Classics, see 經 93B.30; 十有八九 eight or nine out of ten; 十無二三 less than two or three out of ten; 十分之一 one-tenth; 十一 (a) eleven, (b) one-tenth; 十成，十分 [shi2cheng2], [shi2fen1]↓; 十室九空 almost all (nine-tenths) houses empty after raid; 十拿九穩 almost (nine-tenths) certain, 90 percent sure; 十羊九牧 nine shepherds for ten sheep-more officials than residents; 十目所視，十手所指 (AC) all eyes see it and all fingers point to it-useless to hide; 十年樹木，百年樹人 it takes ten years to grow a tree and a hundred years to bring up a generation of good men-long-term plan. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | Complete: 十全十美 perfect (beauty, character); 十足 [shi2zu2]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 十成（兒） [shi2cheng2]([er0]), adj., hundred per cent (gold content, etc.): 有十成把握 hundred, percent certain. 2. 十全 [shi2qUan2], adj., perfect, all complete (happiness, etc.). 3. 十冬（臘月） [shi2dong1], n., the winter months (10th, 11th and 12th). 4. 十二 [shi2e4] ([she4]), adj., twelve: 十二分抱歉，滿意 hundred percent (“120%”) sorry, satisfied; 十二宮 the twelve constellations of the zodiac; 十二指腸 [shi2e4zhi3chang2], n., the duodenum; adj., 十二時 the twelve two-hour periods, 子，丑，寅，卯 (see Appendix A); 十二小時 twelve hours; adj.,十二屬 [shi2e4shu3], 十二肖 [shi2e4xiao4], the twelve animals corresponding to twelve-year cycle (see Appendix A). 5. 十方 [shi2fang1], n., (Budd.) the ten directions, north, south, east, west, four intermediate and above, below. 6. 十分 [shi2fen1], adj. & adv., (1) hundred per cent (satisfied, pleased, etc.); (2) tenth part: 十分之一，之三 one-tenth, three-tenths. 7. 十個頭兒 [shi2ge0tou2er0], adv., (coll.) very, extremely: 天氣十個頭兒的冷 bitterly cold. 8. 十胡 [shi2hu2], n., name of card game (also wr. 十湖). 9. 十進法 [shi2jin4fa3], n., the decimal system; the metric system. 10. 十錦 [shi2jin3], adj., (dish) garnished with various ingredients: 十錦大鍋 casserole with different meat and vegetable contents. 11. 十惡 [shi2e4], n., (1) the ten cardinal sins; (2) (law) 十惡不赦 formerly, ten unpardonable crimes, including rebellion and other not well-defined items, as lack of filial piety, of harmony in family relationships, lack of righteousness, of humanity, etc.; beyond redemption. 12. 十項運動 [shi2xiang1yUn4dong4], n., decathlon. 13. 十足 [shi2zu2], adj., hundred percent (pleased, arrogant, etc.): 十足赤金 24-karat gold; 十足洋奴 completely denationalized person, subservient to foreigners. 14. 十字（兒） [shi2zi4] ([shi2ze4er0]), n. & adj., cross-shaped like letter ＋：十字架 the Christian cross; 十字街 or 街口 crossroads; 十字軍 the Crusades; 十字火 cross fire; 紅十字會 the Red Cross. 15. 十姊妹 [shi2zi3mei4], n., (1) (zoo.) a kind of small singing birds, Uroloncha domestica; (2) (bot.) a plant of rose family, Rosa multiflora; (3) certain sisterhoods of Kwangtung, in which girls prefer independent work and pledge never to marry. 16. 十月 [shi2yUe4], n., October; 十月革命 [shi2yUe4ge2ming4], October Revolution (the Russian Revolution in 1917). | |||||