指し事じ

noun

indicative character; logogram depicting an abstract idea

Technical term in Chinese character classification (六書). Refers to characters that represent abstract concepts through symbolic indication, such as 上 (above) and 下 (below).

See also: 六書

• 六りく書しょの一ひとつである指し事じは、抽ちゅう象しょう的てきな概がい念ねんを表あらわす漢かん字じの分ぶん類るいです。

  指事, one of the six categories of Chinese characters, is a classification for characters that represent abstract concepts.

• 「上うえ」や「下した」は指し事じに分ぶん類るいされる。

  Characters like 上 (above) and 下 (below) are classified as 指事.