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Throughout the world, 时 (时 , 시 , Shí ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name 时 is characteristic of China, where it is a rare unisex name, South Korea, where it is a rare boy's name, and Egypt, where it is a very rare feminine name. Predominantly, 时 is the last name as well as the forename.
时 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Miao Shi , the Jin Ping Mei character.