ˇzhǐˋshì

  1. 六書具體形象故以象徵性符號表示意義方法·許慎說文解字〉:指事見意。」象事」、處事」。

  2. 指出事物南朝·鍾嶸詩品〉:文辭滋味流俗豈不指事造形?」

ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書)​, Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down, also known as self-explanatory character