| Chinese Text Project | |
| Simplified Chinese version |
| 示 U+793A |  Seal script |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 礻 Semantic variant | 𥘅 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 示+ 0 strokes = 5 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.44#5 p.355#43 Kangxi: p.839#20 Cihai: p.975r3c08 GSR: 553.a Hanyu: v4,p2385#01 |
| Composition: | Top: 二, bottom: 小. Compositionally related: ⽰ . Component of: 礻 𥘈 礼 佘 𮁜 𫀀 𮁝 𫀁 𠇣 𠖀 𥘣 𡛭 奈 𡊆 𥘖 际 𥘦 呩 社 𮁞 [More] |
| Mandarin: | shì qī zhì shí ㄕˋ ㄑㄧ ㄓˋ ㄕˊ |
| Cantonese: | si6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | jhì |
| Shuowen: | 《示部》示：天垂象，见吉凶，所以示人也。从𠄞。三垂，日月星也。观乎天文，以察时变。示，神事也。凡示之属皆从示。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上平声·支·祇》祇：地祇神也。巨支切，二十五。 《广韵·上平声·支·祇》示：上同见周礼本。又时至切。 《广韵·去声·至·示》示：垂示。神至切，五。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·示部·示部》示：〔古文〕𥘅《广韵》巨支切《集韵》翘移切《正韵》渠宜切，𠀤音岐。同祇。《周礼·春官》大宗伯掌天神人鬼地示之礼。《释文》示或作祇。又姓。《史记·晋世家》示眯明。《左传》作提弥明。又地名。《前汉·地理志》越嶲郡有苏示县。又《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》𠀤神至切，音侍。垂示也。《说文》天垂象，见吉凶，所以示人也。从二，三垂，日月星也。观乎天文，以察时变。示神事也。《徐曰》二，古上字。左画爲日，右爲月，中爲星。画纵者取其光下垂也。示，神事也。故凡宗庙社神祇皆从示。《玉篇》示者，语也。以事告人曰示也。《易·系辞》夫乾确然示人易矣，夫坤隤然示人𥳑矣。《礼·檀弓》国奢则示之以俭，国俭则示之以礼。《书·武成》示天下弗服。又与视通。《诗·小雅》视民不恌。《笺》以目视物，以物示人，同作视字。《礼·曲礼》幼子常视毋诳。《疏》示视古字通。《前汉·高帝纪》视项羽无东意。《师古注》汉书多以视爲示。又姓。明宣德中贤良示容。 |
| Fanqie: | 巨支 (《广韵·上平声·支·祇》) 时至 (《广韵·上平声·支·祇》) 神至 (《广韵·去声·至·示》) |
| Unihan definition: | show, manifest; demonstrate |
Example usage
| 《论语·八佾》: | 知其说者之于天下也，其如示诸斯乎！ |
| He who knew its meaning would find it as easy to govern the kingdom as to look on this | |
| 《孟子·万章上》: | 天不言，以行与事示之而已矣。 |
| Heaven does not speak. It simply showed its will by his personal conduct and his conduct of affairs. | |
| 《礼记·缁衣》: | 故君民者，章好以示民俗，慎恶以御民之淫，则民不惑矣。 |
| Therefore when the ruler exhibits clearly what he loves, and thus shows the people the style of manners (they should aim at), and is watchful against what he dislikes, and thereby guards the people against the excesses (of which they are in danger), then they do not go astray. | |
| 《孝经·丧亲》: | 丧不过三年，示民有终也。 |
| The period of mourning does not go beyond three years, to show the people that it must have an end. | |
| 《墨子·尚贤下》: | 若苟王公大人本失尚贤为政之本也，则不能毋举物示之乎？ |
| But can we not point this out to them by means of parallels? | |
| 《庄子·应帝王》: | 尝试与来，以予示之。 |
| Try and come to me with him, that I may show myself to him. | |
| 《道德经》: | 鱼不可脱于渊，国之利器不可以示人。 |
| Fishes should not be taken from the deep; instruments for the profit of a state should not be shown to the people. | |
| 《孙子兵法·始计》: | 故能而示之不能，用而示之不用，近而示之远，远而示之近。 |
| Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 以客见天子，天子弗臣，示不敢专也。 |
| And they went to the audiences as the Emperor's guests. The Emperor did not dare, without due notification from his ministers, to act on his own responsibility. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 婴贫无财，请假于君子，赠吾子以言：乘舆之轮，太山之木也，示诸檃栝，三月五月，为帱采，敝而不反其常。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 此所以祭先王之庙也，此所以献酢酳之酬也，所以官序贵贱各得其宜也，此可以示后世有尊卑长幼之序也。 |
| 《春秋繁露·玉杯》: | 所以示天下废臣子之节，其恶之大若此也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷三》: | 济河而西，马放华山之阳，示不复乘。 |
| 《大戴礼记·千乘》: | 立子设如宗社，宗社先示威，威明显见。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 其政也，不可空退人，示优贤之意，欲褒尊而上之。 |
| 《新书·匈奴》: | 今汉帝中国也，宜以厚德怀服四夷，举明义博示远方，则舟车之所至，人力之所及，莫不为畜，又孰敢纷然不承帝意？ |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 四人为寿已毕，起去，上目送之，召戚夫人指示四人者曰：“我欲易之，彼四人辅之，羽翼已成，难动矣。” |
| 《中论·贵言》: | 明偏而示之以幽，弗能照也。 |
| 《孔子家语·观周》: | 内藏我智，不示人技。 |
| 《潜夫论·务本》: | 示之以俭，弗示以奢。 |
| 《论衡·吉验》: | 其父持杖入门以示人，人占曰：“吉。” |
| 《太玄经·法》: | 次六，于纪于纲，示以贞光。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 必于其上，示增高也。 |
| 《孔丛子·广言》: | 宣，示也。 |
| 《申鉴·时事》: | 礼重本，示民不偷，且昭典物，其备物以丰年，日月之灾降异，非旧也。 |
| 《忠经·武备章》: | 示其慷慨，使其激劝。 |
| 《素书·遵义章》: | 以明示下者暗。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 天子父事天，母事地，兄事日，姊事月，常以春分朝日于东门之外，示有所尊，训人民事君之道也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 亡国之社：古者天子亦取亡国之社以分诸侯，使为社以自儆戒，屋之掩其上使不通天，柴其下使不通地，自与天地绝也，面北向阴，示灭亡也。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 尝试与来，以予示之。 |
| 《文子·精诚》: | 大人以善示人，不变其故，不易其常，天下听令，如草从风。 |
| 《文始真经·一宇》: | 一情冥者、自有之无，不可得而示。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 抱朴者，当见其笃朴1，以示下，故可法则。 |
| 《韩非子·八奸》: | 为人臣者求诸侯之辩士、养国中之能说者，使之以语其私，为巧文之言，流行之辞，示之以利势，惧之以患害，施属虚辞以坏其主，此之谓流行。 |
| 《申不害·大体》: | 故善为主者，倚于愚，立于不盈，设于不敢，藏于无事，窜端匿疏，示天下无为。 |
| 《谏逐客书》: | 夷郡县城，销其兵刃，示不复用。 |
| 《管子·版法解》: | 凡民者莫不恶罚而畏罪，是以人君严教以示之，明刑罚以致之。 |
| 《吴子·料敌》: | 击此之道，必先示之以利而引去之，士贪于得而离其将，乘乖猎散，设伏投机，其将可取。 |
| 《六韬·上贤》: | 示其形，隐其情。 |
| 《司马法·天子之义》: | 得意则恺歌，示喜也。 |
| 《尉缭子·守权》: | 此救而示之不诚，示之不诚，则倒敌而待之者也。 |
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