Type Element Usage Chinese Scripts 世(Chinese) Meaning & History Chinese character meaning "world, generation, era". Related ItemsDetails Other Readingsyo(Japanese) Same Spellingshi 1, shi 2, shi 3, shi 4, shi 5, shí 1, shí 2, shí 3, shí 4, shì 1, shì 2, shǐ 1, shǐ 2, shǐ 3, shī