Chinese symbol for “wisdom”
智慧
zhì huì
wisdom; intelligence
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wisdom is 智慧 (zhì huì), defined as: wisdom; intelligence.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “wisdom”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神智 | shén zhì | mind; wisdom |
| 般若 | bō rě | (Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā) |
| 智 | zhì | (literary) wise; wisdom |
| 𬣞 (詝) | zhǔ | wisdom |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 智慧.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 智能 | zhì néng | intelligent; able |
| 理智 | lǐ zhì | reason; intellect |
| 智力 | zhì lì | intelligence; intellect |
| 智库 (智庫) | zhì kù | think tank; intellectual resource |
| 明智 | míng zhì | sensible; wise |
| 聪慧 (聰慧) | cōng huì | bright; intelligent |
| 慧眼 | huì yǎn | an all-seeing mind; mental perception |
| 人工智慧 | rén gōng zhì huì | (Tw) artificial intelligence |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wisdom”.
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.