指ㄓˇ事ㄕˋzhǐshì

  1. 漢字六書之一。以抽象符號表示意義的造字方法。如「本」字為「木」字下加一橫，指出樹木根部的意思。

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