告示 gàoshi announcement
How to remember 告示: 告 to tell + 示 sign = announcement.
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How it is used
- A public notice/announcement (the posted document) - 贴告示 (tiē gàoshi) put up a notice; 安民告示 (ānmín gàoshi) a reassuring public bulletin.
- A noun for the posted paper itself, older-flavored; modern equivalent is 通知 (tōngzhī) or 公告 (gōnggào).