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示: to show

By July 31, 2014January 28th, 2021Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

示 shì

verb | noun | radical 113
: to show; to reveal
: manifest; demonstrate

Kun Reading

示し | しめし shimeshi

noun
: discipline; revelation

示す | しめす shimesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to denote; to show; to point out; to indicate; to exemplify

示偏 | しめすへん shimesuhen

noun
: kanji “show” radical at left

On Reading

し shi

じ ji

 Usage:

示威 shi4wei1: to demonstrate (as a protest); a demonstration; a military show of force
[しい shii OR じい iii: demonstration; show of force]
示恩 shi4 en1: to show kindness/grace
示範[范] shi4fan4: to demonstrate; to show how to do something; demonstration; a model example
示意 shi4yi4: to hint; to indicate (an idea to somebody)

示意圖[图] shi4 yi4tu2: sketch; schema; graph

示例 shi4li4: to illustrate; typical example
表示 biao3shi4: to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean
[ひょうじ hyouji: indication; expression; display; presentation; representation; manifestation]
指示 zhi3shi4: to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions
[しじ shiji: indication; instruction; designation; directions]
明示 ming2 shi4: to state explicitly; to clearly indicate
[めいじ meiji: specification; explicit statement]
顯[显]示 xian3shi4: to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate
展示 zhan3shi4: to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit something
[てんじ tenji: exhibition; display]
啟[启]示 qi3shi4: to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment; revelation; illumination
 Etymology:
象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a sacrificial altar.



Semantic:
shi4: spirit / cult [radical 113]



 Examples:
報告上有部長的批示.
bao4gao shang4 you3 bu4zhang3 de pi1shi4
The report has the department head’s (or govt. minister) comments.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary