BloomkoHSK 1 · Telling time
时候
shí hou
time; moment (when...)
Stroke order of 时候
2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
时 · 7 strokes候 · 10 strokes
Memory trick
The sun '日' moving an inch '寸' while a person '亻' waits '候' — the moment when.
Parts: 时 time (日 sun + 寸 inch) + 候 wait; time (亻 person + 丨 + 矦)
The characters in 时候
- 时 shí — time; hour; when (7 strokes)
Example sentence
你什么时候去北京？
When are you going to Beijing?