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示

shì

HSK 4 Character

What 示 means

1. to show
2. to reveal

Example sentences

• 你在暗示什么？
  Nǐ zài ànshì shénme?
  What are you hinting at?
• 你想暗示什幺？
  What are you driving at?
• 你在暗示什幺？
  What are you driving at?
• 您在暗示什幺？
  What are you driving at?
• 我会听从指示。
  I will obey.
• 您读告示了吗？
  Have you read the notice?

Words starting with 示

• 示意shì yìto hint; to indicate (an idea to sb)
• 示威shì wēito demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
• 示范shì fànto demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration
• 示弱shì ruònot to fight back; to take it lying down; to show weakness
• 示众shì zhòngto publicly expose
• 示威者shì wēi zhědemonstrator; protester
• 示意图shì yì túsketch; schematic diagram; graph
• 示好shì hǎoto express goodwill; to be friendly
• 示性shì xìngexpressivity
• 示现shì xiàn(of a deity) to take a material shape; to appear
• 示指shì zhǐindex finger
• 示教shì jiāoto teach by demonstration
• 示性类shì xìng lèicharacteristic class (math.)
• 示例shì lìto illustrate; typical example
• 示复shì fùplease answer (epistolary style)
• 示威游行shì wēi yóu xíng(protest) demonstration
• 示威运动shì wēi yùn dòngrally
• 示波器shì bō qìoscillograph; oscilloscope
• 示警shì jǐngto warn; a warning sign
• 示例代码shì lì dài mǎ(computing) sample code; example code
• 示恩shì ēnto show kindness
• 示寂shì jìto pass away (of a monk or nun)

Words containing 示

• 表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show…
• 显示xiǎn shìto show; to illustrate; to display
• 展示zhǎn shìto reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
• 提示tí shìto point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest
• 指示zhǐ shìto point out; to indicate; to instruct
• 暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
• 启示qǐ shìto reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment
• 请示qǐng shìto ask for instructions
• 出示chū shìto show; to take out and show to others; to display
• 揭示jiē shìto reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate; to announce publicly; to promulgate
• 显示器xiǎn shì qìdisplay device; monitor
• 演示yǎn shìto demonstrate; to show; presentation
• 批示pī shìto write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate; written comments from a superior
• 预示yù shìto indicate; to foretell; to forebode
• 警示jǐng shìto warn; to alert; warning
• 显示屏xiǎn shì píngdisplay screen
• 告示gào shiannouncement
• 公示gōng shìto make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public notification
• 标示biāo shìto indicate
• 昭示zhāo shìto declare publicly; to make clear
• 启示录Qǐ shì lùthe Revelation of St John the divine; the Apocalypse
• 开示kāi shìto instruct (novices); to preach; to teach; to reveal
• 不甘示弱bù gān shì ruò(idiom) not to be outdone
• 宣示xuān shìto vow; to pledge

Characters built on 小

These share the phonetic component 小 (xiǎo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 隙xìcrack; crevice; gap or interval
• 糸mìfine silk; Kangxi radical 120

Characters that look like 示

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 击jīto hit; to strike; to break
• 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 永yǒngforever; always; perpetual
• 杂zámixed; miscellaneous; various

Sounds the same

Read shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 是to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 事matter; thing; item
• 视(literary, or bound form) to look at
• 室room; work unit; grave
• 世life; age; generation
• 市market; city; municipality (administrative unit)
• 试to test; to try; experiment
• 式type; form; pattern
• 适to fit; suitable; proper
• 士member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor
• 释to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
• 柿persimmon