示

See also: 元

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]

⺬	U+2EAC, ⺬ CJK RADICAL SPIRIT ONE

← ⺫
[U+2EAB]

CJK Radicals Supplement

⺭ →
[U+2EAD]

Translingual

Stroke order

Alternative forms

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

Han character

See images of
Radical 113 示

示 (Kangxi 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.
Shuowen Jiezi radical №3

Derived characters

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

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Radical 113

Wikipedia

Kangxi Dictionary: 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

trad.		示
simp. ^#		示
alternative forms		𥘅𡭕視／视 “to show”

Glyph origin

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

Pronunciation

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

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si⁶

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

(Meixian, Guangdong): si⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): si³
Northern Min (KCR): sī
Eastern Min (BUC): sê
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sī

(Teochew, Peng'im): si⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zy
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): shr⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìh
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴
  - Yale: shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh
  - Palladius: ши (ši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: si⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: s
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - 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/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛi²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī
  - Tâi-lô: sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /si³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /si²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zy
  - MiniDict: zy^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: shr⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʂʐ̩⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /sz̩⁴⁵/

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 (Hokkien)	/si²²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/sɛi²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/si⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/si³¹/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/si³⁵/ /mai³⁵/ 訓讀

Middle Chinese: zyijH

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
Baxter	zyijH
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

示

to show; to reveal; to indicate; to notify; to instruct

Compounds

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)
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)
揭示 (jiēshì)
提示 (tíshì)
提示人
啟示／启示 (qǐshì)
啟示錄／启示录 (qǐshìlù)
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 (xuànshì)
無頭告示／无头告示
牌示
牓示／榜示
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)
示愛／示爱 (shì'ài)
示意圖／示意图 (shìyìtú)
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
記示／记示 (kì-sī) (Min Nan)
訓示／训示 (xùnshì)
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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shí (shi²)

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shí
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíh
  - Wade–Giles: shih²
  - Yale: shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr
  - Palladius: ши (ši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵/

Definitions

示

a surname

Etymology 3

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

Etymology 4

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

References

“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

Kanji

示

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)

causing attention, showing, important

Readings

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

Korean

Hanja

示 (eumhun 보일 시 (boil si))

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

Compounds

시범 (示範, sibeom, “demonstration”)
전시회 (展示會, jeonsihoe, “exhibition”)

Vietnamese

Han character

示: Hán Nôm readings: thị, kì

chữ Hán form of thị (“to show”).

Compounds