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知 zhī

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhī | zhi1
English translation
to know
to be aware
to know, to perceive, to comprehend

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About 知 zhī

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

知 zhī

Contains the radical

矢 shǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of 知 zhī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰矢口

Semantic compound

口 kǒu

Phonetic compound

矢 shǐ

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 口 kǒu represents the meaning and 矢 shǐ represents the sound. The mouth component (口 kǒu ) represents the oral transmission of knowledge.

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Example sentences using 知 zhī

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我 wǒ 不 bù 知道 zhīdào 这 zhè 场 cháng 篮球 lán qiú 赛 sài 谁 shuí 会 huì 上场 shàng chǎng .

I don't know (wonder) who will play in the basketball match.

这次测验 cèyàn 是 shì 他 tā 显示 xiǎnshì 知识 zhīshi 的 de 好 hǎo 机会 jīhuì .

The quiz was a good opportunity for the exhibition of his knowledge.

如果 rúguǒ 你 nǐ 不 bù 在 zài 五秒之内 zhī nèi 说 shuì 些 xiē 什么 shénme , 我 wǒ 就 jiù 会 huì 知道 zhīdào 这 zhè 件 jiàn 夹克 jiā kè 超过 chāoguò 1000.

If you don't say anything in five seconds, I'll know it was over

就 jiù 我 wǒ 所 suǒ 知 zhī ,他 tā 拥有 yōngyǒu 三 Sān 栋 dòng 房子 fáng zi , 而且 érqiě 可 kě 能 Néng 拥有 yōngyǒu 更 gēng 多 duō .

To my knowledge he owns three houses, and he may own more.

把 bǎ 计数器 jì shù qì 拨 bō 到 dào 零 líng ,你 nǐ 就 jiù 会 huì 知道 zhīdào 录音 lùyīn 从 Cóng 哪儿 nǎr 开始 kāishǐ .

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Words with 知 zhī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
知道 zhīdào to know知道 zhīdào
知识 zhīshi knowledge知識
知 zhī to know知 zhī
通知 tōngzhī to notify通知 tōngzhī
不知 bù zhī not to know不知 bù zhī
得知 dé zhī to find out得知 dé zhī
知名 zhī míng well-known知名 zhī míng
知识产权 zhī shi chǎn quán intellectual property rights (law)知識產權
告知 gào zhī to inform告知 gào zhī
知情 zhī qíng to know the facts知情 zhī qíng
认知 rèn zhī cognition認知
知识分子 zhī shi fèn zǐ intellectual知識分子
知名度 zhī míng dù reputation知名度 zhī míng dù
无知 wúzhī ignorant無知
未知 wèi zhī unknown未知 wèi zhī
不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué unconsciously不知不覺
众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī as everyone knows (idiom)眾所周知
明知 míng zhī to be fully aware of明知 míng zhī
可知 kě zhī evidently可知 kě zhī
知己 zhī jǐ to know oneself知己 zhī jǐ
知晓 zhī xiǎo to know知曉
知足 zhī zú content with one's situation知足 zhī zú
知觉 zhījué perception知覺
已知 yǐ zhī known (to science)已知 yǐ zhī
一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī without an inkling一無所知

知 zhī Decomposition & Compounds

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知 zhī Decomposition

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知 zhī Compounds

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