指
事
字
z
h
ǐ
s
h
ì
z
ì
Definitions
1. ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
2. Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
3. also known as self-explanatory character
Components
指事
zhǐ shì
–
ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
字
zì
–
letter