指事 zhǐ shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  2. Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
  3. also known as self-explanatory character

CHARACTERS

指 zhǐ
HSK 4
finger, toe; point, indicate
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident