知 — Chinese character
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Radical
- 111 ⽮ (Arrow)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 矢 口
- Formation
- pictophonetic — mouth; meaning component 口; sound component 矢
- Japanese
- 知 as a kanji
Common words with 知
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 门 (mén) |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 不知 | bù zhī | not to know; unaware |
| 知名 | zhī míng | well-known; famous |
| 得知 | dé zhī | to find out; to learn of |
| 告知 | gào zhī | to inform; to notify |
| 认知 (認知) | rèn zhī | cognition; cognitive |
| 无知 (無知) | wú zhī | ignorant; ignorance |
| 知识分子 (知識份子) | zhī shi fèn zǐ | variant of 知识分子 (zhī shi fèn zǐ) |
| 知识分子 (知識分子) | zhī shi fèn zǐ | intellectual; intelligentsia |
| 未知 | wèi zhī | unknown |
English words written with 知
知 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 57 · Analects 117 · Art of War 80 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 111 · Zhuangzi 618 · Great Learning 15 · Doctrine of the Mean 42
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 17
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 21
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