shì

show

is a component form of , which depicts a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals.

Evolution

礻 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
礻 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
礻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
礻 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
礻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shì

cult; radical number 113

Component uses

Meaning component in 41 characters (11 verified)

祿

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+793B

Shuowen

“示,天垂象,見吉凶,所以示人也。从二;三垂,日、月、星也。觀乎天文以察時變,示,神事也。,古文示。”


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