暗示

Chinese

		dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	to show; reveal
trad. (暗示)		暗	示
simp. ^#(暗示)		暗	示

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ànshì

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ si⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): am-sṳ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): àm-sī

(Teochew, Peng'im): am³ si⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ànshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ànshìh
  - Wade–Giles: an⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: àn-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annshyh
  - Palladius: аньши (anʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    暗事
    暗室
    暗示
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: am³ si⁶
  - Yale: am sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am³ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: em³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ siː²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    暗事
    暗示
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: am-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: am sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: am⁴ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /am⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àm-sī
  - Tâi-lô: àm-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: armsi
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /am²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /am²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /am¹¹⁻⁵³ si³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /am²¹⁻⁴¹ si³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: am³ si⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: àm sī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si¹¹/

Verb

暗示

to hint at; to drop a hint; to imply

Synonyms

意味 (yìwèi)
意味著 (yìwèizhe)
暗含 (ànhán)
暗指 (ànzhǐ)
標誌 / 标志 (biāozhì)
蘊含 / 蕴含 (yùnhán)
隱含 / 隐含 (yǐnhán)

Antonyms

明示 (míngshì)

Noun

暗示

hint

Derived terms

暗示性 (ànshìxìng)
自我暗示 (zìwǒ ànshì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (暗示):

→ Japanese: 暗示(あんじ) (anji)
→ Korean: 암시(暗示) (amsi)
→ Vietnamese: ám thị (暗示)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暗	示
あん Grade: 3	じ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

暗(あん)示(じ) • (anji)

hint, implication, intimation, suggestion

Antonyms

明示(めいじ) (meiji): explication, demonstration, manifestation

Verb

暗(あん)示(じ)する • (anji suru) transitive suru (stem 暗(あん)示(じ)し (anji shi), past 暗(あん)示(じ)した (anji shita))

to give a hint, imply, intimate, suggest

Conjugation

Conjugation of "暗示する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	暗示し	あんじし	anji shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	暗示し	あんじし	anji shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	暗示する	あんじする	anji suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	暗示する	あんじする	anji suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	暗示すれ	あんじすれ	anji sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	暗示せよ¹ 暗示しろ²	あんじせよ¹ あんじしろ²	anji seyo¹ anji shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	暗示される	あんじされる	anji sareru
Causative	暗示させる暗示さす	あんじさせるあんじさす	anji saseru anji sasu
Potential	暗示できる	あんじできる	anji dekiru
Volitional	暗示しよう	あんじしよう	anji shiyō
Negative	暗示しない	あんじしない	anji shinai
Negative continuative	暗示せず	あんじせず	anji sezu
Formal	暗示します	あんじします	anji shimasu
Perfective	暗示した	あんじした	anji shita
Conjunctive	暗示して	あんじして	anji shite
Hypothetical conditional	暗示すれば	あんじすれば	anji sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“暗示”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
暗	示

Noun

暗示 • (amsi) (hangeul 암시)

hanja form^? of 암시 (“hint; implication; suggestion”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
暗	示

Verb

暗示

chữ Hán form of ám thị (“to suggest”)