示范
shìfàn · HSK 5
demonstrate
📋 示范 = show + model: to show a model/example
示 means show or display; 范 means model, pattern, or standard. Together: to show others a model of how something is done. Related to 模范 (exemplary model) and 规范 (norm, standard).
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.