启 qǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
启示
qǐshì
to reveal; enlightenment
Characters in this word
示 shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这次旅行给了我很大的启示。 Zhè cì lǚxíng gěi le wǒ hěn dà de qǐshì. This trip gave me a lot of inspiration.
- 读完这本书，我得到了不少启示。 Dú wán zhè běn shū, wǒ dédào le bù shǎo qǐshì. After finishing this book, I gained quite a few insights.
- 孩子的问题常常能给大人一些启示。 Háizi de wèntí chángcháng néng gěi dàrén yìxiē qǐshì. Children's questions can often give adults some inspiration.
Related words
- 启动 qǐdòng to start; to launch
- 启发 qǐfā to inspire; to enlighten
- 启事 qǐshì notice; announcement
- 开启 kāiqǐ to open, to start
- 启程 qǐchéng to set out; to start a journey
- 启迪 qǐdí to enlighten; to inspire
- 启蒙 qǐméng to enlighten; enlightenment; elementary education
- 启用 qǐyòng to activate; to put into use
- 表示 biǎoshì to express; to show
- 显示 xiǎnshì to show; to display
- 暗示 ànshì to hint
- 示范 shìfàn to demonstrate