指示 zhǐshì

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Traditional form

指示 zhǐshì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

指 zhǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 旨 zhǐ represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

⿰扌旨

Number of Strokes

示 shì

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. Most likely depicts some object of spiritual significance. Most often explained as an altar or a memorial tablet.

Positional decomposition

⿱二小

Number of Strokes

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西溪公园 gōngyuán 的 de 指示 zhǐshì 地图 dìtú , 我 wǒ 很 hěn 喜欢 xǐhuan .

The map of cixi park. i like natural style.

光 guāng 指示器 zhǐ shì qì 经常 jīngcháng 与 yú 幻灯片 huàn dēng piàn 放映机一起 yīqǐ 使用 shǐyòng .

A light pointer is often useful with a slide projector.

老 lǎo 仆人 pú rén 履行 lǚxíng 了 le 其 qí 主人 zhǔrén 要 yāo 他 tā 照料 zhào liào 孩子 háizi 的 de 指示 zhǐshì .

The old servant fulfilled his master's charge to care for the children.

对于 duìyú 这种 zhè zhǒng 情况 qíngkuàng , 外 wài 框 kuàng 或 huò 角 Jué 上 shǎng 的 de 调节 tiáojié 大小 dà xiǎo 指示器 zhǐ shì qì 更 gēng 实用 shíyòng .

For that situation, frame or corner resizers are better idioms.

汽油 qìyóu 表 biǎo 指示 zhǐshì 出 chū 汽车 qì chē 里 lǐ 所 suǒ 剩 shèng 的 de 汽油 qìyóu 数量 shùliàng .

A petrol gauge shows the amount of petrol left in a car.

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 指示 zhǐshì and their own compounds.

指 zhǐ

旨 zhǐ

日 Rì , 匕 bǐ

扌 shǒu

示 shì

小 xiǎo , 二 èr

See all 149 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 指示 zhǐshì in their composition.

指 zhǐ

示 shì

票 piào

漂 piāo

薸 piāo

飘 piāo , 镖 biāo , 嫖 piáo , 剽 piāo , 瓢 piáo , 瞟 piǎo , 缥 piāo , 膘 biāo , 嘌 piào , 僄 piào , 摽 biāo , 熛 biāo , 瘭 biāo , 螵 piāo , 褾 biǎo , 骠 biāo , 鳔 biào , 勡, 墂, 幖, 徱, 慓, 旚, 標 biāo , 磦, 篻, 縹 piāo , 蔈, 謤, 醥, 鏢 biāo , 飃, 驃, 魒, 鰾 biào

禁 jīn

襟 jīn , 噤 jìn , 僸, 凚, 澿, 齽

尉 wèi

慰 wèi , 熨 yù , 蔚 Yù , 罻 wèi , 霨 wèi , 墛, 嶎, 鳚

宗 Zōng

崇 Chóng

踪 zōng , 棕 zōng , 综 zèng , 鬃 zōng , 粽 zòng , 淙 cóng , 悰 cóng , 琮 cóng , 賨 cóng , 骔 zōng , 倧, 婃, 孮, 崈, 徖, 猔, 碂, 綜 zōng , 腙 zōng , 萗, 誴, 賩, 錝, 騌, 鯮, 鶎

奈 nài

萘 nài , 捺 nà , 倷 nǎi , 錼 nài

祭 jì

察 chá

擦 cā , 嚓 cā , 檫 chá , 镲 chǎ , 聺, 鑔 chǎ

蔡 cài

攃 sà , 礤 cǎ , 櫒

傺 chì , 漈 jì , 瘵 zhài , 穄 jì , 縩 cài , 鰶, 憏, 摖, 暩, 磜, 際 jì

禀 bǐng

凛 lǐn , 廪 lǐn , 懔 lǐn , 檩 lǐn , 燷, 癝

柰 nài

歀, 渿, 隸 lì

祘 suàn

蒜 suàn

禦 yù

籞, 蘌

标 biāo , 际 jì , 款 kuǎn , 祟 suì , 祀 sì , 禧 xǐ , 祛 qū , 祗 zhī , 祠 cí , 祺 qí , 祕 mì , 祓 fú , 祚 zuò , 祜 hù , 禊 xì , 禔 tí , 禛 zhēn , 禜 yǒng , 禝 jì , 禳 ráng , 颕 yǐng , 龒 lóng , 叞, 呩, 沶, 狋, 眎, 祡, 祿 lù , 禑, 禪 chán , 禮 lǐ , 禱 dǎo , 視 shì , 隷