示
to show; to reveal
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #980 U+793A
How 示 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
An altar
How to remember it
show · Heisig RSH #900
— as a component also called: altar
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 示 as their sound component
These characters all use 示 (shì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 示 sound component | shì | altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate |
| 际 | jì | border, boundary, juncture |
| 柰 | nài | crab-apple tree; to endure, to bear |
| 佘 | shé | surname |
Words containing 示
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发出指示 | fā chū zhǐ shì | to issue instructions |
| 公然表示 | gōng rán biǎo shì | to state openly |
| 示威运动 | shì wēi yùn dòng | rally |
| 示波器 | shì bō qì | oscillograph; oscilloscope |
| 指示代词 | zhǐ shì dài cí | demonstrative pronoun |
| 示威游行 | shì wēi yóu xíng | (protest) demonstration |
| 安民告示 | ān mín gào shì | a notice to reassure the public; advance notice (of an agenda) |
| 示意图 | shì yì tú | sketch; schematic diagram; graph |
| 指示器 | zhǐ shì qì | indicator |
| 提示音 | tí shì yīn | beep |
| 表示式 | biǎo shì shì | expression (math.) |
| 来电显示 | lái diàn xiǎn shì | caller ID |
| 示性 | shì xìng | expressivity |
| 示性类 | shì xìng lèi | characteristic class (math.) |
| 公示 | gōng shì | to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public notification |
| 出示 | chū shì | to show; to take out and show to others; to display |
| 开示 | kāi shì | to instruct (novices); to preach; to teach; to reveal |
| 示威者 | shì wēi zhě | demonstrator; protester |
| 表示层 | biǎo shì céng | presentation layer |
| 明示 | míng shì | to state explicitly; to clearly indicate |