second (unit of time)

Animated Stroke Order 秒

秒 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 秒

秒 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
fēn
miǎo
zhēng
wán
chéng
le
rèn
wu

He completed the task without wasting a minute.

2
miǎo
zhēn
zài
zhōng
miàn
shàng
tíng
zhuàn
dòng

The second hand keeps moving on the clock face.

3
zhè
kuǎn
shǒu
zài
miǎo
shā
huó
dòng
zhōng
hěn
kuài
shòu
qìng

This phone sold out quickly during the flash sale.

4
zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo
xiě
zuò

He is racing against time to finish his homework.

5
wèi
le
gǎn
shàng
huǒ
chē
men
zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo
pǎo
xiàng
chē
zhàn

To catch the train, we raced against time to run to the station.

6
zài
jǐn
jiù
yuán
zhōng
xiāo
fáng
yuán
men
zhēng
fēn
duó
miǎo
gōng
zuò
wàng
néng
jiù
chū
gèng
duō
bèi
kùn
rén
yuán

In the emergency rescue, firefighters worked against the clock, hoping to save more trapped people.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#951
Zhuyinㄇㄧㄠˇ
Components
UnicodeU+79D2
CangjieHDFH
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality