指事字 zhǐ shì zì

Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
  2. 2. ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书liù shū of forming Chinese characters)
  3. 3. also known as self-explanatory character

Characters

Character Meaning
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
字 zì HSK 1
character; symbol; word