指事 in English zhi3 shi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  • Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
  • also known as self-explanatory character

Simplified Characters

Traditional Characters

Pinyin

zhi3 shi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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