示(shì)

HSK 25 strokes

to show

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
to show; to reveal
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 示 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱二小

An altar

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

二èr小xiǎo

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 示 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 示

Common words using 示 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

àn暗shì示
HSK 4

to hint; to suggest

Open 暗示 page →
zhǎn展shì示
HSK 5

to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit

Open 展示 page →
zhǐ指shì示
HSK 5

to point out

Open 指示 page →
tí提shì示
HSK 5

to point out

Open 提示 page →
gōng公shì示
HSK 7-9

to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public n…

Open 公示 page →
chū出shì示
HSK 7-9

to show

Open 出示 page →
gào告shì示
HSK 7-9

announcement

Open 告示 page →
qǐ启shì示
HSK 7-9

to reveal

Open 启示 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

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暗展指提公出告启

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