指示
Old HSK 6
指示 (zhǐshì) · instruction
指示 (zhǐshì) means “instruction; to instruct; to point out”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 示 (altar). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 指示 is built
The characters
指 zhǐ · to point at
What 指 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旨zhǐ — aim
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
示 shì · altar
What 示 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: An altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请按照老师的指示去做。Qǐng ànzhào lǎoshī de zhǐshì qù zuò.Please do as the teacher instructs.
路标指示前面有学校。Lùbiāo zhǐshì qiánmiàn yǒu xuéxiào.The sign shows there's a school ahead.
Questions about 指示
What does 指示 mean?
指示 (zhǐshì) means “instruction; to instruct; to point out”.
How do you pronounce 指示?
指示 is pronounced zhǐshì.
Which HSK level is 指示?
指示 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
Learn 指示 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 237: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.