示 shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
示范
shìfàn
to demonstrate
Characters in this word
范 fàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 氾 to flood, to inundate, to overflow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老师来示范。 Lǎoshī lái shìfàn. The teacher will demonstrate.
- 请你示范一下。 Qǐng nǐ shìfàn yíxià. Please demonstrate it.
- 他先示范。 Tā xiān shìfàn. He demonstrates first.
Related words
- 表示 biǎoshì to express; to show
- 显示 xiǎnshì to show; to display
- 暗示 ànshì to hint
- 提示 tíshì hint
- 展示 zhǎnshì to show
- 指示 zhǐshì instruction; direction
- 范围 fànwéi range; limits
- 规范 guīfàn standard; proper
- 模范 mófàn model; example
- 启发 qǐfā to inspire; to enlighten
- 入门 rùmén beginner level; introduction
- 学科 xuékē school subject