暗示
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
暗示 (ànshì) · to hint
暗示 (ànshì) means “to hint; hint”. It is written with 2 characters: 暗 (dark) + 示 (altar). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 暗示 is built
The characters
暗 àn · dark
What 暗 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
Origin hint: 日 gives the meaning, 音 gives the sound. (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
他用眼睛给我暗示。Tā yòng yǎnjing gěi wǒ ànshì.He gave me a hint with his eyes.
你是在暗示什么吗？Nǐ shì zài ànshì shénme ma?Are you hinting at something?
Questions about 暗示
What does 暗示 mean?
暗示 (ànshì) means “to hint; hint”.
How do you pronounce 暗示?
暗示 is pronounced ànshì.
Which HSK level is 暗示?
暗示 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 黑暗hēi'àndark
- 暗àndark
- 表示biǎoshìto express
- 显示xiǎnshìto show
- 出示chūshìto show
- 启示qǐshìinspiration
- 请示qǐngshìto ask for instructions
- 示范shìfànto demonstrate
- 示威shìwēito demonstrate
- 示意shìyìto signal
Learn 暗示 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.