指事 zhǐ shì

ideogram character type; self-explaining graph

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 82015th word

Definitions

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

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