指事

Traditional form:

指事

Pinyin (reading):

zhǐshì

Definitions:

• ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
• Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
• also known as self-explanatory character

Characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident

Traditional characters:

• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident