Chinese symbol for “cognition”
认知
rèn zhī
Traditional: 認知
cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cognition is 认知 (rèn zhī), defined as: cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cognition”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 理性认识 (理性認識) | lǐ xìng rèn shi | cognition; rational knowledge |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 认知.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 认为 (認為) | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 认真 (認真) | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 确认 (確認) | què rèn | to confirm; to verify |
| 认证 (認證) | rèn zhèng | to authenticate; to approve |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 门 (mén) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cognition”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.