表示
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
表示 (biǎoshì) · to express
表示 (biǎoshì) means “to express; to show; to mean”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 示 (altar). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 表示 is built
The characters
表 biǎo · watch (timepiece)
What 表 is made of
- 毛máo — hair
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap (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
他点头表示同意。Tā diǎntóu biǎoshì tóngyì.He nodded to show he agreed.
这个词表示什么意思？Zhège cí biǎoshì shénme yìsi?What does this word mean?
Questions about 表示
What does 表示 mean?
表示 (biǎoshì) means “to express; to show; to mean”.
How do you pronounce 表示?
表示 is pronounced biǎoshì.
Which HSK level is 表示?
表示 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 手表shǒubiǎowatch (wristwatch)
- 表达biǎodáto express
- 表格biǎogéform
- 表面biǎomiànsurface
- 表明biǎomíngto show
- 表现biǎoxiànto perform
- 表演biǎoyǎnto perform
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentative
- 代表团dàibiǎotuándelegation
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
Learn 表示 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.