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Chinese symbol for “known”

所知
suǒ zhī
known; what one knows

The closest CC-CEDICT match for known is 所知 (suǒ zhī), defined as: known; what one knows.

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

所 suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical 63 ⼾ · 8 strokes
知 zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
radical 111 ⽮ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “known”

WordPinyinMeaning
已知yǐ zhīknown (to science)
表明biǎo míngto make clear; to make known

Related words

Other words that share a character with 所知.

WordPinyinMeaning
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
所谓 (所謂)suǒ wèiwhat is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
所有人suǒ yǒu réneveryone; owner
有所yǒu suǒsomewhat; to some extent
厕所 (廁所)cè suǒtoilet; lavatory; 间 (jiān),处 (chù)
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
知识 (知識)zhī shiknowledge; 门 (mén)

See also: Japanese symbol for “known”.

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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