示 (si6 | shi4 qi2) : show; indicate; make known

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示

si6

shi4 qi2

[1] [v] show; indicate [2] [v] make known; notify; [n] notice [3] [v] instruct [4] [v] demonstrate

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 示 (#113)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

示

This word has been viewed 9787 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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表示 biu2 si6 biao3 shi4 = to say; to express

閃示卡 sim2 si6 kaat1 shan3 shi4 ka3 = flashcards 國

示威 si6 wai1 shi4 wei1 = hold a demonstration

示意圖 si6 ji3 tou4 shi4 yi4 tu2 = schematic diagram; schema; sketch

示範 si6 faan6 shi4 fan4 = to demonstrate

展示 zin2 si6 zhan3 shi4 = to reveal; to open up

指示 zi2 si6 zhi3 shi4 = to point out; instruction

顯示 hin2 si6 xian3 shi4 = to show; to demonstrate; to display; to illustrate

揭示 kit3 si6 jie1 shi4 = to make known; to show; to show off

啟示 kai2 si6 qi3 shi4 = enlightenment; inspiration
See all 59 compounds (CantoDict reports 62 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 示

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

示威者向警察掟石﹐而警察用橡膠子彈回敬。粵
Protesters threw stones at the police, who responded with rubber bullets.
[Cantonese version has the two prepositional phrases placed before the two verbs; English version has the same placed after. ]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 示
Unicode code for this character: U+793A (off-site link)

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