[[Characters]] #Characters \ #Abstract-Concepts \ #Quantity # 十 shí ten ## Componentes [[一 (yī)]] [[丨 (gǔn)]] ## Meaning The Chinese character 十 (shí) means "ten." ## History Its evolution began during the Shang Dynasty with the Oracle Bone Script, where it was represented by a horizontal line crossed by a vertical line. As the Zhou Dynasty started, it became more angular and stylized in the Bronze Inscription Script. During the Qin Dynasty, in the Seal Script, 十 took on a more square-shaped form. The Han Dynasty saw further stylization in the Clerical Script. Finally, in modern Chinese, 十 became simplified and standardized, with a single horizontal line crossed by a single vertical line. ## Evolution ### Oracular Script ![[十 oracular.svg]] ### Bronze Script ![[十bronce 1.svg]] ### Seal Script ![[十seal.svg]] ### Clerical Script ![[十cle.svg]] ### Regular Script ![[十reg.svg]]