示 意

shìyì

“To hint” in Chinese is 示意 (shìyì).

Meaning

to hint
to indicate (an idea to sb)

Example

父亲示意我离开房间。

Father gestured to me to leave the room.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

shìHSK 25 strokesto show yìHSK 213 strokesidea; thought; meaning; sense

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Not to be confused with: 事宜 (shìyí, matters) · 适宜 (shìyí, suitable)