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MENTAL MODEL · M9952

Indication

Indication
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

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One of the six categories of Chinese characters (Liushu), using abstract symbols to represent concepts (e.g., 'up' and 'down' are indicated by a short horizontal line above or below a long horizontal line).

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Indication (Zhishi) is one of the six categories of Chinese characters, using symbolic signs or adding marks to pictographic characters to represent abstract things (e.g., up, down, blade). It is one of the earliest methods of character creation to express abstract concepts.

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