Keyword
second
- a second
- a corn kernel
- measure word for time
- Frequency
- #1509
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
miǎo100%
Mnemonic
禾 (grain) gives the meaning and 少 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
秒
second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly
秒钟
(time) second
秒杀
(Internet) flash sale; (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
毫秒
millisecond, ms
数秒
to count the number of seconds (between two events)
争分夺秒
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
秒针
second hand (of a clock)
秒表
stopwatch
分秒必争
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose; every moment counts
读秒
to count down the remaining seconds (e.g. in games, rocket launches, New Year's Eve); (of a boxing referee) to administer the count following a knock-down, starting from "one"
微秒
microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
纳秒
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC); Taiwan equivalent: 奈秒 (nàimiǎo)
飞秒
femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s
皮秒
picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
闰秒
leap second
阿秒
(physics) attosecond (10⁻¹⁸ s)