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shì

altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate

📷 Pictographic: An altar
HSK 4 5 strokes Very Common (4%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

二
èr
two; twice
小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
⿱二小 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5

Component Tree i

èr
二
two; twice
💡 Ideographic: Two  parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)
2 strokes HSK 1
xiǎo
小
small, tiny, insignificant
💡 Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅
3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 示 (76)

biǎoshì
表示 ↗
HSK 4
to express / to show / to say / to state / to indicate / to mean
chūshì
出示 ↗
HSK 5
to show / to take out and show to others / to display
xiǎnshì
显示 ↗
HSK 5
to show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
zhǎnshì
展示 ↗
HSK 6
to reveal / to display / to show / to exhibit sth
zhǐshì
指示 ↗
HSK 6
to point out / to indicate / to instruct / directives / instructions / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
ànshì
暗示 ↗
HSK 6
to hint / to suggest / suggestion / hint
tíshì
提示 ↗
HSK 6
to prompt / to present / to point out / to draw attention to sth / hint / brief / cue
shìfàn
示范 ↗
HSK 6
to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example
shìwēi
示威 ↗
HSK 6
to demonstrate (as a protest) / a demonstration / a military show of force
shìyì
示意 ↗
HSK 6
to hint / to indicate (an idea to sb)
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