Chinese symbol for “cognitive”

认知

rèn zhī

Traditional: 認知

cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cognitive is 认知 (rèn zhī), defined as: cognition; cognitive; understanding; perception; awareness; to be cognizant of.

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Characters and stroke order

认 rèn

to know, to recognize, to understand

radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes

知 zhī

to know, to perceive, to comprehend

radical 111 ⽮ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

認 rèn

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)

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.