启事 qǐshì announcement
announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice
How to remember 启事: 启 to open + 事 matter = announcement.
Characters
How it is used
- A public notice, posted or printed - 寻人启事 (xún rén qǐshì) a missing-person notice, 招聘启事 a job posting.
- Trap: the homophone 启示 (qǐshì) means revelation/lesson - a completely different word. 启事 = the announcement itself (事=matter).