示威
shìwēi · HSK 7
demonstrate
✊ 示威 = show + might: a show of force, a protest march
示 means show or display, 威 means power or might. Put them together and you get a public show of strength — a demonstration where people march to show their collective power.
示 — altar 示 (二 + 小); originally 丅 with three strokes
示 is a pictograph of an ancient altar or sacrificial stand, with the top line representing heaven and the strokes below depicting offerings or hanging banners. It originally meant 'to show' something to the spirits, and by extension came to mean 'to show, display, or indicate' in general. As a radical, it appears in many characters related to ritual, worship, and divine matters.