指事

Chinese

		finger; to point; to direct finger; to point; to direct; to indicate	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (指事)		指	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: zhǐshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyshyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhshìh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 只是 指事 指示

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: zi² si⁶
    • Yale: jí sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ siː²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 只是 指事 指示

Noun

指事

1. (Chinese character classification) one of the types of Han characters such as 上 (shàng) above and 下 (xià) below that indicate an abstract idea with a non-arbitrary logogram

See also

• Category:Han ideograms
• 六書／六书 (liùshū, “The six types of Han characters”)
  • 指事 (zhǐshì): ideogram
  • 象形 (xiàngxíng): pictogram
  • 形聲／形声 (xíngshēng): phono-semantic compound
  • 會意／会意 (huìyì): compound ideograph
  • 轉注／转注 (zhuǎnzhù): derivative cognate
  • 假借 (jiǎjiè): phonetic loan

Hypernyms

• 六書／六书 (liùshū)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	事
し Grade: 3	じ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

指事(しじ) • (shiji) 

1. (Chinese character classification) ideogram, particularly in the sense of 六書 ideogram. One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters such as 上 above and 下 below that indicate an abstract idea with a non-arbitrary logogram.

See also

• Category:Han ideograms
• 六書 (りくしょ, ​rikusho): The six types of Han characters
  • 指事 (しじ, ​shiji): ideogram
  • 象形 (しょうけい, ​shōkei): pictogram
  • 形声 (けいせい, ​keisei): phono-semantic compound
  • 会意 (かいい, ​kaī): compound ideograph
  • 転注 (てんちゅう, ​tenchū): derivative cognate
  • 仮借 (かしゃ, ​kasha): phonetic loan

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Korean

Hanja in this term
指	事

Noun

指事 • (jisa) (hangeul 지사)

1. Hanja form^? of 지사 (“(Chinese character classification) One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters such as 上 above and 下 below that indicate an abstract idea with a non-arbitrary logogram.”).

See also

• 육서 (六書, yukseo, “The six types of Han characters”)
  • 지사 (指事, jisa, “ideogram”)
  • 상형 (象形, sanghyeong, “pictogram”)
  • 형성 (形聲, hyeongseong, “phono-semantic compound”)
  • 회의 (會意, hoe-ui, “compound ideograph”)
  • 전주 (轉注, jeonju, “derivative cognate”)
  • 가차 (假借, gacha, “phonetic loan”)

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
指	事

Noun

指事

1. Hán tự form of chỉ sự (“(Chinese character classification) One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters such as 上 (thượng) above and 上 (hạ) below that indicate an abstract idea with a non-arbitrary logogram.”).

See also

• lục thư (六書, “The six types of Han characters”)
  • chỉ sự (指事, “ideogram”)
  • tượng hình (象形, “pictogram”)
  • hình thanh (形聲, “phono-semantic compound”)
  • hội ý (會意, “compound ideograph”)
  • chuyển chú (轉注, “derivative cognate”)
  • giả tá (假借, “phonetic loan”)