Meaning of 指事
指事 means indicative character; one of the Six Principles of Chinese characters, formed by symbolic signs to represent abstract concepts. Pronounced zhǐ shì.
- indicative character; one of the Six Principles of Chinese characters, formed by symbolic signs to represent abstract concepts
Definitions & Examples
Zhǐ指
shì事
shì是
liù六
shū书
zhī之
yī一
，
yòng用
chōu抽
xiàng象
fú符
hào号
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
gài概
niàn念
。
Indicative characters are one of the Six Principles, using abstract symbols to represent concepts.
"
Shàng上
"
hé和
"
xià下
"
dōu都
shì是
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
zhǐ指
shì事
zì字
，
gǔ古
zì字
xíng形
fēn分
bié别
wèi为
"
𠄞𠄞
"
hé和
"
𠄟𠄟
"
。
"Up" and "down" are typical indicative characters, with ancient forms written as "𠄞" and "𠄟" respectively.
Yǔ与
xiàng象
xíng形
zì字
bù不
tóng同
，
zhǐ指
shì事
zì字
duō多
yòng用
chōu抽
xiàng象
fú符
hào号
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
fāng方
wèi位
huò或
shù数
liàng量
。
Unlike pictographic characters, indicative characters often use abstract symbols to indicate direction or quantity.
Xué学
xí习
hàn汉
zì字
gòu构
xíng形
shí时
，
liǎo了
jiě解
zhǐ指
shì事
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
lǐ理
jiě解
zì字
xíng形
yǎn演
biàn变
。
When studying Chinese character structure, understanding indicative characters helps in comprehending the evolution of character forms.