Chinese symbol for “hint”
暗示
àn shì
to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hint is 暗示 (àn shì), defined as: to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hint”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 示意 | shì yì | to hint; to indicate (an idea to sb) |
| 默示 | mò shì | to hint; to imply |
| 含义 (含義) | hán yì | meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow; reflection |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 暗示.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark; darkly |
| 暗杀 (暗殺) | àn shā | to assassinate |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng | in the dark; in secret |
| 阴暗 (陰暗) | yīn àn | dim; dark |
| 暗号 (暗號) | àn hào | secret signal; password; countersign |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 显示 (顯示) | xiǎn shì | to show; to illustrate |
| 展示 | zhǎn shì | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hint”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.