十
shí
ten
10
a picture of 十 → a cross marking the complete count of ten
The horizontal stroke (一) crosses the vertical stroke (丨) to form a neat cross — a tally mark that represents completeness, the full count of ten fingers. Ancient Chinese used this cross shape as a natural symbol for the total, a complete set.
Words with 十
五十
wǔ shí
fifty
运十
yùn shí
Shanghai Y-10
双十一
shuāng shí yī
see 光棍節|光棍节[Guang1 gun4 jie2]
双十节
shuāng shí jié
Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义[Wu3 chang1 Qi3 yi4] of October 10th, 1911
饭后百步走，活到九十九
fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu , huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
黄帝八十一难经
huáng dì bā shí yī nàn jīng
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Eighty-one Difficulties, medical text, c. 1st century AD
黄花岗七十二烈士
huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911
黄道十二宫
huáng dào shí èr gōng
see 十二宮|十二宫[shi2 er4 gong1]
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
(idiom) (of news etc) to spread like wildfire; to be disseminated far and wide
一力降十会
yī lì xiáng shí huì
brute force overcomes clever tactics
一年被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
see 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳[yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 , shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2]