second (unit of time)
Animated Stroke Order 秒
Stroke Order Diagrams 秒

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HSK Vocabulary: 秒
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 秒 is used in context
1
tā他
fēn分
miǎo秒
bì必
zhēng争
dì地
wán完
chéng成
le了
rèn任
wu务
。
He completed the task without wasting a minute.
2
miǎo秒
zhēn针
zài在
zhōng钟
miàn面
shàng上
bù不
tíng停
dì地
zhuàn转
dòng动
。
The second hand keeps moving on the clock face.
3
zhè这
kuǎn款
shǒu手
jī机
zài在
miǎo秒
shā杀
huó活
dòng动
zhōng中
hěn很
kuài快
shòu售
qìng罄
。
This phone sold out quickly during the flash sale.
4
tā他
zhēng争
fēn分
duó夺
miǎo秒
dì地
xiě写
zuò作
yè业
。
He is racing against time to finish his homework.
5
wèi为
le了
gǎn赶
shàng上
huǒ火
chē车
,
wǒ我
men们
zhēng争
fēn分
duó夺
miǎo秒
dì地
pǎo跑
xiàng向
chē车
zhàn站
。
To catch the train, we raced against time to run to the station.
6
zài在
jǐn紧
jí急
jiù救
yuán援
zhōng中
,
xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
men们
zhēng争
fēn分
duó夺
miǎo秒
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
,
xī希
wàng望
néng能
jiù救
chū出
gèng更
duō多
bèi被
kùn困
rén人
yuán员
。
In the emergency rescue, firefighters worked against the clock, hoping to save more trapped people.
Information
Traditional秒
Radical禾
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