Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

chỉ sự

[t͡ɕi˧˩ sɨ˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters such as 上 (thượng, “above”) and 下 (hạ, “below”) that indicate an abstract idea with a non-arbitrary logogram.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một loại chữ Hán thể hiện ý tưởng trừu tượng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “chỉ sự” mean?

(noun) One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters such as 上 (thượng, “above”) and 下 (hạ, “below”) that indicate an abstract idea with a non-arbitrary logogram.

Is “chỉ sự” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.