| 二十一世纪 |
èr shí yī shì jì |
21st century |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 二十 |
èr shí |
twenty; 20 |
| 十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |
| 十一 |
Shí Yī |
PRC National Day (October 1st) |
| 十一 |
shí yī |
eleven / 11 |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 一世 |
yī shì |
generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings) |
| 世 |
Shì |
surname Shi |
| 世 |
shì |
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |
| 世纪 |
shì jì |
century / CL:个 |
| 纪 |
Jǐ |
surname Ji / also pr. [Ji4] |
| 纪 |
jì |
order / discipline / age / era / period / to chronicle |