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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “knowledgeable”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 博识.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade |
| 博物馆 (博物館) | bó wù guǎn | museum |
| 博客 | bó kè | (loanword) a blog; a blogger |
| 微博 | wēi bó | microblogging; microblog |
| 赌博 (賭博) | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 博览会 (博覽會) | bó lǎn huì | an exposition; an international fair |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 知识 (知識) | zhī shi | knowledge; 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.