# 示

| 示 | U+793A, &#31034; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-793A |
| ← 礹 [U+7939] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 礻 → [U+793B] |
| ⽰ | U+2F70, &#12144; KANGXI RADICAL SPIRIT |
| ← ⽯ [U+2F6F] | Kangxi Radicals | ⽱ → [U+2F71] |
| ⺬ | U+2EAC, &#11948; CJK RADICAL SPIRIT ONE |
| ← ⺫ [U+2EAB] | CJK Radicals Supplement | ⺭ → [U+2EAD] |

## Translingual
### Alternative forms

* 礻 (when used as a left Chinese radical)
* 𡭕
* 𥘅

### Han character

示 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一一火 (MMF), four-corner 1090$_1$, composition ⿱二小 or ⿱一𥘅 or ⿱一𡭕)
* Kangxi radical #113, ⽰.
* Shuowen Jiezi radical №3

#### Derived characters

* Appendix:Chinese radical/示
* 𠇣, 呩, 𡊆, 𡛭, 沶, 狋, 际, 标, 𤇋, 䏡, 眎, 𮀔, 𦕝, 𬢡, 𧵋, 𫎲, 𨥮, 𩚪, 䱈
* 𢼗, 視, 𩲡, 𩿷, 𣆇, 佘, 𠖀, 奈, 宗, 䒬, 𭤕, 柰, 𥞆, 𥥓, 𦊎, 龒, 𬰑, 𫻫, 𫵖, 𤵫, 斎

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 839, character 20
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24623
* Dae Jaweon: page 1256, character 25
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2385, character 1
* Unihan data for U+793A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 示 :
| Shang | Shang | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Oracle bone script | Chu slip and silk script | Ancient script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 示 | *ɡle, *ɢljils |
| 祁 | *ɡril, *kljilʔ |
| 狋 | *ŋɡril, *ɡʷren |
| 視 | *ɡljilʔ, *ɡljils, *ɢljils |
| 眎 | *ɡljilʔ, *ɡljils, *ɢljils |
| 沶 | *li |
Pictogram (象形) – an altar. The original form is similar to unrelated character 丅, and additional strokes are added to prevent confusion with an ancient variant of 下 and the ancient version of 主. See also 帝. Unrelated to 小 and the bottom part of 京.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shì (shi$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si$^4$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): si$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): si$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ
    (Meixian, Guangdong): si$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): si$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): sī
* Eastern Min (BUC): sê
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zy
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): shr$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shìh
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^4$
*** Yale: shr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh
*** Palladius: ши (ši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: si$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: s
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^6$
*** Yale: sih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: si$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /si³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: si$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: si$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /sz̩⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: si$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sī
*** Sinological IPA : /si⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sê
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛi²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sī
*** Tâi-lô: sī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: si
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /si³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /si⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /si²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sī
*** Sinological IPA : /si¹¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zy
*** MiniDict: zy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: shr$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʂʐ̩⁴⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /sz̩⁴⁵/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit示 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʂʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /sz̩⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʂʐ̩²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʂʐ̩⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʂʐ̩³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /sz̩⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /sz̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʂʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʂʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /sz̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /sz̩³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /sz̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /sz̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʂʐ̩²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʂʐ̩⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʂʐ̩⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /sz̩⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /sz̩³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /sz̩⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zz̩²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zz̩ʷ³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /zz̩¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /zz̩²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /sz̩²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ɕi²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /sz̩²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /sz̩⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /ʃï⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /si²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /si²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /si²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /si²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /sɛi²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /si⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /si³¹/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /si³⁵/ /mai³⁵/ 訓讀 |
* Middle Chinese: zyijH
Rime :
| Character | 示 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 船 (27) |
| Final (韻) | 脂 (15) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 神至切 |
| Baxter | zyijH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʑiɪ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʑi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʑjɪ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʑi$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡ʑi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡ʑi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /d͡ʑʰi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-ɡijʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢljils/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 示 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ zyij$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*s-ɡijʔ-s/ |
| English | show (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 示 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 11606 |
| Phonetic component | 示 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 示 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢljils/ |

#### Definitions

示
* to show; to reveal; to indicate; to notify; to instruct

#### Compounds

* 不甘示弱 (bùgānshìruò)
* 傳示 / 传示
* 公示 (gōngshì)
* 公示催告
* 公示行為 / 公示行为
* 公示送達 / 公示送达
* 出示 (chūshì)
* 告示 (gàoshì)
* 回示
* 圖示 / 图示 (túshì)
* 安民告示 (ānmín gàoshì)
* 宣示 (xuānshì)
* 展示 (zhǎnshì)
* 意思表示 (yìsi biǎoshì)
* 批示 (pīshì)
* 指示 (zhǐshì)
* 揭示 (jiēshì)
* 提示 (tíshì)
* 提示人
* 啟示 / 启示 (qǐshì)
* 啟示錄 / 启示录 (qǐshìlù)
* 斬首示眾 / 斩首示众
* 明示 (míngshì)
* 昭示 (zhāoshì)
* 暗示 (ànshì)
* 曉示 / 晓示
* 核示
* 榜示
* 標示 / 标示 (biāoshì)
* 沒頭告示 / 没头告示
* 演示 (yǎnshì)
* 炫示 (xuànshì)
* 無頭告示 / 无头告示
* 牌示
* 牓示 / 榜示
* 發蹤指示 / 发踪指示
* 示例 (shìlì)
* 示好 (shìhǎo)
* 示威 (shìwēi)
* 示威遊行 / 示威游行
* 示寂
* 示弱 (shìruò)
* 示性
* 示意 (shìyì)
* 示愛 / 示爱 (shì'ài)
* 示意圖 / 示意图 (shìyìtú)
* 示指 (shìzhǐ)
* 示波器 (shìbōqì)
* 示疾
* 示眾 / 示众 (shìzhòng)
* 示知
* 示範 / 示范 (shìfàn)
* 示範戶 / 示范户
* 示範社區 / 示范社区
* 示覆
* 示警
* 蒲鞭示辱
* 表示 (biǎoshì)
* 裁示 (cáishì)
* 見示 / 见示
* 記示 / 记示 (kì-sī) (Min Nan)
* 訓示 / 训示 (xùnshì)
* 誇示 / 夸示 (kuāshì)
* 請示 / 请示 (qǐngshì)
* 諭示 / 谕示 (yùshì)
* 警示 (jǐngshì)
* 賜示 / 赐示
* 開示 / 开示 (kāishì)
* 顯示 / 显示 (xiǎnshì)
* 顯示器 / 显示器 (xiǎnshìqì)
* 風示 / 风示
* 默示 (mòshì)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shí (shi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shí
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shíh
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^2$
*** Yale: shŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyr
*** Palladius: ши (ši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩³⁵/

#### Definitions

示
* a surname

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 示 – see 置 (“to put; to place; to plant; to establish; to set up; to install; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 置).

### Etymology 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 示 – see 祇 (“earth spirit; big; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 祇).

### References

* “示”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* causing attention, showing, important

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぎ (gi)、じ (ji, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: き (ki)、し (shi, Jōyō)
* Kun: しめす (shimesu, 示す, Jōyō)、しめし (shimeshi)

#### Compounds

* 示(し)威(い) (shii)
* 示(し)唆(さ) (shisa)
* 開(かい)示(じ) (kaiji)
* 掲(けい)示(じ) (keiji)
* 指(し)示(じ) (shiji)
* 表(ひょう)示(じ) (hyōji)

## Korean
### Hanja

示 (eumhun 보일 시 (boil si))
* hanja form of 시 (“to show; to display; to demonstrate; to exhibit”)

#### Compounds

* 시범 (示範, sibeom, “demonstration”)
* 전시회 (展示會, jeonsihoe, “exhibition”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

示: Hán Nôm readings: thị, kì
* chữ Hán form of thị (“to show”).

#### Compounds

* 告示 (cáo thị)
* 指示 (chỉ thị)
* 揭示 (yết thị)
* 暗示 (ám thị)
* 示威 (thị uy)
* 示眾 (thị chúng)
* 表示 (biểu thị)
* 訓示 (huấn thị)
* 顯示 (hiển thị)