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启示

Traditional: 啟示

qǐ shì

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

qǐ shì · kai2 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. to reveal
  2. to enlighten
  3. enlightenment
  4. revelation
  5. illumination
  6. moral (of a story etc)
  7. lesson

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

启

Meaning
open; begin, commence; explain
Radical
口
Strokes
7
Components
⿸户口
Cangjie
ISR
Four-corner
3026

示

Meaning
show, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
Radical
示
Strokes
5
Components
⿱二小
Cangjie
MMF
Four-corner
1090.1

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