示

See also: 元 and ⺬

示	U+793A, 示 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-793A

← 礹
[U+7939]

CJK Unified Ideographs

礻 →
[U+793B]

⽰	U+2F70, ⽰ KANGXI RADICAL SPIRIT

← ⽯
[U+2F6F]

Kangxi Radicals

⽱ →
[U+2F71]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order

Alternative forms[edit]

礻 (when used as a left Chinese radical)
𡭕
𥘅

Han character[edit]

See images of
Radical 113 示

示 (radical 113, 示+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一一火 (MMF), four-corner 1090₁, composition ⿱二小 or ⿱一𥘅 or ⿱一𡭕)

Kangxi radical #113, ⽰.
Shuōwén Jiězì radical №3

Derived characters[edit]

Appendix:Chinese radical/示
𠇣, 呩, 𡊆, 𡛭, 沶, 狋, 际, 标, 𤇋, 䏡, 眎, 𮀔, 𦕝, 𬢡, 𧵋, 𫎲, 𨥮, 𩚪, 䱈
𢼗, 視, 𩲡, 𩿷, 𣆇, 佘, 𠖀, 奈, 宗, 䒬, 𭤕, 柰, 𥞆, 𥥓, 𦊎, 龒, 𬰑, 𫻫, 𫵖, 𤵫, 斎

References[edit]

KangXi: page 839, character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24623
Dae Jaweon: page 1256, character 25
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2385, character 1
Unihan data for U+793A

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.		示
alternative forms		𥘅𡭕

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 示
Shang		Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)		Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Oracle bone script	Chu slip and silk script	Ancient script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (示) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
示	ɡle, ɢljils
祁	ɡril, kljilʔ
狋	ŋɡril, ɡʷren
視	ɡljilʔ, ɡljils, *ɢljils
眎	ɡljilʔ, ɡljils, *ɢljils
沶	*li

Pictogram (象形) – an altar. The original form is similar to unrelated character 丅, and additional strokes are added to prevent confusion.

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shì (shi⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ

(Chengdu, SP): si⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): si⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): si⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): si⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sṳ

(Meixian, Guangdong): si⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): si³
Min Bei (KCR): sī
Min Dong (BUC): sê
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sī

(Teochew, Peng'im): si⁷
Wu (Wiktionary): zr (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): shi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: si⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: s
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶
  - Yale: sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: si⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: si⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sz̩⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: si³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛi²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī
  - Tâi-lô: sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɕi³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕi²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si¹¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zr (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /z̻z̩²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: shi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʂi⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi⁴⁵/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 示
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
	Harbin	/ʂʐ̩⁵³/
	Tianjin	/sz̩⁵³/
	Jinan	/ʂʐ̩²¹/
	Qingdao	/ʂʐ̩⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/ʂʐ̩³¹²/
	Xi'an	/sz̩⁴⁴/
	Xining	/sz̩²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/ʂʐ̩¹³/
	Lanzhou	/ʂʐ̩¹³/
	Ürümqi	/sz̩²¹³/
	Wuhan	/sz̩³⁵/
	Chengdu	/sz̩¹³/
	Guiyang	/sz̩²¹³/
	Kunming	/ʂʐ̩²¹²/
	Nanjing	/ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/ʂʐ̩⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/sz̩⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/sz̩³⁵/
	Hohhot	/sz̩⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/zz̩²³/
	Suzhou	/zz̩ʷ³¹/
	Hangzhou	/zz̩¹³/
	Wenzhou	/zz̩²²/
Hui	Shexian	/sz̩²²/
Hui	Tunxi	/ɕi²⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/sz̩²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/sz̩⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/ʃï⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/si²²/
	Nanning	/si²²/
	Hong Kong	/si²²/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/si²²/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/sɛi²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/si⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/si³¹/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/si³⁵/ /mai³⁵/ 訓讀

Middle Chinese: /ʑiɪ^H/

Rime
Character	示
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	船 (27)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	神至切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʑiɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʑi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʑjɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʑi^H/
Li Rong	/d͡ʑi^H/
Wang Li	/d͡ʑi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/d͡ʑʰi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*s-ɡijʔ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɢljils/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	示
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shì
Middle Chinese	‹ zyij^H ›
Old Chinese	/*s-ɡijʔ-s/
English	show (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	示
Reading #	2/2
No.	11606
Phonetic component	示
Rime group	脂
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	示
Old Chinese	/*ɢljils/

Definitions[edit]

示

to show

Compounds[edit]

不甘示弱 (bùgānshìruò)
傳示／传示
公示 (gōngshì)
公示催告
公示行為／公示行为
公示送達／公示送达
出示 (chūshì)
告示 (gàoshì)
啟示／启示 (qǐshì)
啟示錄／启示录 (qǐshìlù)
回示
圖示／图示 (túshì)
安民告示 (ānmín gàoshì)
宣示 (xuānshì)
展示 (zhǎnshì)
意思表示 (yìsi biǎoshì)
批示 (pīshì)
指示 (zhǐshì)
提示 (tíshì)
提示人
揭示 (jiēshì)
斬首示眾／斩首示众
明示 (míngshì)
昭示 (zhāoshì)

暗示 (ànshì)
曉示／晓示
核示
榜示
標示／标示 (biāoshì)
沒頭告示／没头告示
演示 (yǎnshì)
炫示
無頭告示／无头告示
牌示
牓示
發蹤指示／发踪指示
示例 (shìlì)
示好 (shìhǎo)
示威 (shìwēi)
示威遊行／示威游行
示寂
示弱 (shìruò)
示性
示意 (shìyì)
示意圖／示意图 (shìyìtú)
示愛／示爱 (shì'ài)
示指 (shìzhǐ)
示波器 (shìbōqì)

示疾
示眾／示众 (shìzhòng)
示知
示範／示范 (shìfàn)
示範戶／示范户
示範社區／示范社区
示覆
示警
蒲鞭示辱
表示 (biǎoshì)
裁示 (cáishì)
見示／见示
訓示／训示 (xùnshì)
記示／记示 (kì-sī) (Min Nan)
誇示／夸示 (kuāshì)
請示／请示 (qǐngshì)
諭示／谕示 (yùshì)
警示 (jǐngshì)
賜示／赐示
開示／开示 (kāishì)
顯示／显示 (xiǎnshì)
顯示器／显示器 (xiǎnshìqì)
風示／风示
默示 (mòshì)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shí (shi²)

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ
  - Wade–Giles: shih²
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵/

Definitions[edit]

示

A surname.

Etymology 3[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of 示 – see 置 (“to put; to place; to plant; to establish; to set up; to install; etc.”). (This character, 示, is a variant form of 置.)

Etymology 4[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of 示 – see 祇 (“earth spirit; big; etc.”). (This character, 示, is a variant form of 祇.)

References[edit]

“示”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

示

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

causing attention, showing, important

Readings[edit]

Go-on: ぎ (gi); じ (ji, Jōyō)
Kan-on: き (ki); し (shi, Jōyō)
Kun: しめす (shimesu, 示す, Jōyō); しめし (shimeshi)

Compounds[edit]

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

示 (eumhun 보일 시 (boil si))

Hanja form^? of 시 (“to show; to display; to demonstrate; to exhibit”).

Compounds[edit]

전시회 (展示會, jeonsihoe, “exhibition”)

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

示: Hán Nôm readings: thị, kì

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

示

Contents