指 zhǐ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 旨 aim, intention, purpose, will
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
指示
zhǐshì
instruction; direction
Characters in this word
示 shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 请给我指示。 Qǐng gěi wǒ zhǐshì. Please give me instructions.
- 按指示做。 Àn zhǐshì zuò. Do it according to the instructions.
- 老师指示我。 Lǎoshī zhǐshì wǒ. The teacher gives me instructions.