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Chinese symbol for “knowledgeable”

博识
bó shí
Traditional: 博識
knowledgeable; erudite; erudition; proficient

The closest CC-CEDICT match for knowledgeable is 博识 (bó shí), defined as: knowledgeable; erudite; erudition; proficient.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

博 bó
to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, br
radical 24 ⼗ · 12 strokes
识 shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “knowledgeable”

WordPinyinMeaning
博识洽闻 (博識洽聞)bó shí qià wénknowledgeable; erudite (idiom)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 博识.

WordPinyinMeaning
博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
博物馆 (博物館)bó wù guǎnmuseum
博客bó kè(loanword) a blog; a blogger
微博wēi bómicroblogging; microblog
赌博 (賭博)dǔ bóto gamble
博览会 (博覽會)bó lǎn huìan exposition; an international fair
认识 (認識)rèn shito know; to recognize
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)

See also: Japanese symbol for “knowledgeable”.

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.

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