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Chinese symbol for “indicate”

指出
zhǐ chū
to indicate; to point out

The closest CC-CEDICT match for indicate is 指出 (zhǐ chū), defined as: to indicate; to point out.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

指 zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
出 chū
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “indicate”

WordPinyinMeaning
标示 (標示)biāo shìto indicate
预示 (預示)yù shìto indicate; to foretell
表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
表明biǎo míngto make clear; to make known

Related words

Other words that share a character with 指出.

WordPinyinMeaning
指导 (指導)zhǐ dǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
指挥 (指揮)zhǐ huīto conduct; to command
指数 (指數)zhǐ shù(numerical, statistical) index; (math.) exponent
指标 (指標)zhǐ biāo(production) target; quota; index; indicator
指定zhǐ dìngto appoint; to assign
出现 (出現)chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出来 (出來)chū láito come out; to appear
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose

See also: Japanese symbol for “indicate”.

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.

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