示

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to show; to reveal

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Pictograph (象形字)

An altar

Components 二小

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— as a component also called: altar

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
发出指示	fā chū zhǐ shì	to issue instructions
公然表示	gōng rán biǎo shì	to state openly
示威运动	shì wēi yùn dòng	rally
示波器	shì bō qì	oscillograph; oscilloscope
指示代词	zhǐ shì dài cí	demonstrative pronoun
示威游行	shì wēi yóu xíng	(protest) demonstration
安民告示	ān mín gào shì	a notice to reassure the public; advance notice (of an agenda)
示意图	shì yì tú	sketch; schematic diagram; graph
指示器	zhǐ shì qì	indicator
提示音	tí shì yīn	beep
表示式	biǎo shì shì	expression (math.)
来电显示	lái diàn xiǎn shì	caller ID
示性	shì xìng	expressivity
示性类	shì xìng lèi	characteristic class (math.)
公示	gōng shì	to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments); public notification
出示	chū shì	to show; to take out and show to others; to display
开示	kāi shì	to instruct (novices); to preach; to teach; to reveal
示威者	shì wēi zhě	demonstrator; protester
表示层	biǎo shì céng	presentation layer
明示	míng shì	to state explicitly; to clearly indicate

These characters use 示 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
示 sound part	shì	altar; ceremony; to show, to demonstrate
际	jì	border, boundary, juncture
柰	nài	crab-apple tree; to endure, to bear
佘	shé	surname