指事 [ㄓˇ ㄕˋ; zhi3 shi4]
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters)
Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
also known as self-explanatory character
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指事
しじ
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
indicative (kanji whose shape is based on logical representation of an abstract idea)
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