Pronunciation:
shìMeaning:
to teach/demonstrateEtymology:
The three 三 elements (sun, moon, star), written vertically (thus resembling 小), of heaven above 上 (earlier form written resembling 二). (
associative compound).
Traditional character: 示 (the same)
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Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘Word of the day on: 06.18.08