578world
世
shì

Radical 一

5 strokes

This also means “life”, “generation” or “era”.

You may like to think of this as “conceal” (568a) plus “twenty” (425a).

[世纪 (273) shìjì century]

[去世 (86) qùshì pass away]

/ After the round the world cycle ride, only one wheel had lasted the whole trip and this “world wheel” is now on display in the town hall, together with a photo of the dwarf with the “golden shallot” being presented to him by the French president.