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1.

Animated Stroke Order 示

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How to write 示 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 示

示 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

HSK Vocabulary: 示

HSK words that contain this character.

表示

biǎo shì

express; indicate

出示

chū shì

to show

显示

xiǎn shì

display; demonstrate; exhibit

启示

qǐ shì

inspiration; enlightenment; revelation

展示

zhǎn shì

open up before one's eyes

指示

zhǐ shì

indicate; point out; directive

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提示

tí shì

point out; prompt

暗示

àn shì

hint; imply

示威

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 示 is used in context

tā他

jǔ举

shǒu手

biǎo表

shì示

tóng同

yì意

zhè这

ge个

tí提

yì议

。

He raised his hand to express agreement with the proposal.

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

zhǎn展

shì示

le了

gǔ古

dài代

wén

lǎo老

shī师

shì示

fàn范

le了

zhèng正

què确

de的

shū

Information

Pinyinshì

Meaningto show

Strokes5

Radical示

Traditional示

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#944

Zhuyinㄕˋ

UnicodeU+793A

CangjieMMF

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shì wēi

demonstrate; put on a show of force; display one's strength

HSK 6

示意

shì yì

signal; hint; give a sign

示范

shì fàn

set an example; demonstrate

请示

qǐng shì

request/ask for instructions

公示

gōng shì

Public announcement

告示

gào shi

Notice / announcement

揭示

jiē shì

Reveal / Unveil

文

wù物

。

The museum displays ancient cultural relics.

书

xiě写

fāng方

fǎ法

。

The teacher demonstrated the correct writing method.

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