指事

zhǐshì
  1. ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters)
  2. Chinese character indicating an idea, such as up and down
  3. also known as self-explanatory character

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 指 zhǐ
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end
2 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回