示
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shì · altar

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5Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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示Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 示

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shìWords pronounced shì
shiWords pronounced shi
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Example sentences

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Gōng kāi biǎo shì nǐ duì mǒu rén de ài.公开表示你对某人的爱。

Publicly express your love for someone.

Source: Tatoeba #336926 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cuò wù shì rú hé xiǎn shì chū lái de?错误是如何显示出来的?

How is the error observed?

Source: Tatoeba #749460 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gěi tā zhǎn shì le wǒ de fáng jiān.我给她展示了我的房间。

I showed her my room.

Source: Tatoeba #1779210 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nín shì zài àn shì wǒ tài nián qīng le má?您是在暗示我太年輕了嗎?

Are you suggesting that I am too young?

Source: Tatoeba #12912694 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài biān jìng shàng, wǒ bèi yāoqiú chū shì wǒ de hù zhào.在邊境上,我被要求出示我的護照。

I was asked to show my passport at the border.

Source: Tatoeba #5465395 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě yǐ gěi wǒ yí gè tí shì ma?你可以给我一个提示吗?

Would you give me a hint?

Source: Tatoeba #4845071 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 示 in context

  1. Say shì, then recall the core meaning: altar.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 告示 (gào shi), meaning “announcement”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 示 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.