Type Element Usage Chinese Scripts 世(Chinese) Meaning & History Chinese character meaning "world, generation, era". See All RelationsRelated Items 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 Entry updated January 22, 2019