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暗示

ànshì

to hint

HSK 4 · Topic “Language and text”
A person pointing toward a hidden gift
Memory picture

Characters in this word

暗 àn

Strokes
13
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

示 shì

Strokes
5
Radical
示 — altar
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 示

Example phrases

  • 他给我暗示。 Tā gěi wǒ ànshì. He gave me a hint.
  • 老师暗示答案。 Lǎoshī ànshì dá'àn. The teacher hints at the answer.
  • 她暗示要走。 Tā ànshì yào zǒu. She hints that she wants to leave.

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