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  *十* | 十* | *十
ten / 10
HSK 1
very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts
HSK 2
ample / complete / hundred percent / a pure shade (of some color)
HSK 5
crossroads / intersection
HSK 7-9
eighteen / 18
cross road / cross-shaped / crucifix / the character ten
hundred thousand
one tenth
twelve / 12
December / twelfth month (of the lunar year)
November / eleventh month (of the lunar year)
sixteen / 16
seventeen / 17
October / tenth month (of the lunar year)
fourteen; 14
crusaders / army of crusaders / the Crusades
nineteen / 19
cross / crucifix / yoke one has to endure
completely
more than ten; a dozen or more
one billion / giga-
twelve channels of TCM
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, Book of Changes 易經|易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传, The Analects 論語|论语, Erya 爾雅|尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经, Mencius 孟子
duodenum
thirteenth day of a month
(idiom) it takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people
decimal
fifteen / 15
wicked beyond redemption (idiom) / heinous
(idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag / (idiom) (of a person) confident of success
most urgent / posthaste / express
(coll.) going on foot
the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements / (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
ten commandments
light-years (apart) / a million miles (apart) / (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
PRC National Day (October 1st)
eleven / 11
hexadecimal
Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊, Taurus 金牛, Gemini 雙子|双子, Cancer 巨蟹, Leo 獅子|狮子, Virgo 室女, Libra 天秤, Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎, Sagittarius 人馬|人马, Capricorn 摩羯, Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶, Pisces 雙魚|双鱼
Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)
cross-stitch
October Revolution
dodecahedron
Sixteen Kingdoms of Five non-Han people (ruling most of China 304-439) / also written 五胡十六國|五胡十六国
half-witted / nitwit
sonnet
the 12 earthly branches , , , , , , , , , , , (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
complete and beautiful / to be perfect (idiom)
pickaxe
decimal system
the Crusades / crusaders' eastern expedition
perfect; complete
more than ten / a dozen or more
thirteen / 13
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
the ten commandments (religion)
dodecagon
decimal / calculations to base 10
most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
variant of 什錦|什锦
exceedingly / hundred percent / everything and more
decimal system
Ambush from Ten Sides (pipa solo piece) / House of Flying Daggers (2004 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋)
same as 天干 / the 10 heavenly stems , , , , , , , , , (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
tenfold / ten times (sth)
the twelve signs of the zodiac
the ten Heavenly Stems , , , , , , , , , (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
the 12 earthly branches , , , , , , , , , , , (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers)
12-yard (sports) / penalty kick
December
decathlon
October
Chinese poker
History of Ten States of South China (1669) by Wu Renchen 吳任臣|吴任臣, 114 scrolls
equal temperament
twelve divisions of the day of early Chinese and Babylonian timekeeping and astronomy
dodecagon
history of the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 by Cui Hong 崔鴻|崔鸿, written towards the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏, 100 scrolls
over one billion / more than a billion
cruciform / cross shape
the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system
November
Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
twelve channels of TCM
the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
gigabit
decagram
16-bit (computing)
16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退敵駐我擾敵疲我打敵退我追|敌进我退敌驻我扰敌疲我打敌退我追 when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue
cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay)
decile (statistics)
to reject sb after being deeply touched by them (Internet slang)
Shiyan, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)
crucifiction
crosshairs
the Crusades
turnstile

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