Chinese–English
指事
zhǐ shì · zhi shi
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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
How to write
Stroke order & practiceChoose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.
Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.
Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.