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Pinyin shí IPA [ʂɻ̩˧˥] Zhuyin ㄕˊ
HSK 1 numeral 数词 Book 1 · Lesson 5 (notes) freq #865

Meaning

The number ten, and the base of the counting system: 十一 is eleven (ten-one), 二十 is twenty (two-ten).

Examples

我十二岁了。 wǒ shí èr suì le I'm twelve.
她十七岁了。 tā shí qī suì le She's seventeen.
我十点回来。 wǒ shí diǎn huí lái I'll be back at ten.

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