HSK 3 · Time Words
世纪
shì jì
century
Stroke order of 世纪
2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
世 · 5 strokes纪 · 6 strokes
Memory trick
世 is a generation, and 纪 is silk 纟 recording: recorded generations, a century.
Parts: 世: generation; 纪: record
Example sentence
现在是二十一世纪。
It is the twenty-first century now.