示意 shìyì▶ pista, señal

Stroke order

示意 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 示 — 5 strokes
• 意 — 13 strokes

Senses

1. to hint
2. to indicate (an idea to sb)

Related words

• 乐意Feliz
• 任意Arbitrariamente
• 启示iluminación
• 在意preocuparse por
• 大意Descuidado
• 展示Exhibir; exposición

示意 is pronounced shìyì and means “pista, señal”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 示意 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.