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The character 指 is a phono-semantic compound, with the hand radical 扌 (shǒu) on the left indicating its semantic connection to manual action, and 旨 (zhǐ) on the right providing the pronunciation. Its core meaning is a finger or toe. From this physical sense, the character extended to denote actions performed with a finger, such as to point at, to indicate, to refer to, or to guide.
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他的手指很长。
请按照指示操作。
老师指导我们学习。
他指出了我的错误。
会议指定在明天举行。
他不应该指责别人。
将军指挥士兵们战斗。
公司完成了年度经济指标。