| 指 |
zhǐ shì | ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down / also known as self-explanatory character |
| 指 |
zhǐ | finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end |
| 事 |
shì | matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件,桩,回 |