知

zhī

zh+ī·1st tone

to know · to be aware

Radical: 矢 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Most common

Same radical

短矢矫矩矮矣矬矧

Same radical

短矢矫矩矮矣矬矧

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Character Decomposition

知=矢+口

Etymology

mouth

Meanings

to know

to be aware

zhī

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Words with 知 648 total

to inform; to notify告知gào zhī to find out · to learn of得知dé zhī a close friend over many years故知gù zhī evidently · clearly · no wonder · knowable可知kě zhī to be fully aware of · to know perfectly well明知míng zhī to find out about · to discover窥知kuī zhī to know full well; to be fully aware情知qíng zhī to know well; to be fully aware of深知shēn zhī anxious to learn · keen for knowledge求知qiú zhī to be well acquainted with熟知shú zhī

Idioms with 知 269 total Chain

The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).饱汉不知饿汉饥bǎo hàn bù zhī è hàn jī The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).饱人不知饿人饥bǎo rén bù zhī è rén jī unknown · unable to find out不得而知bù dé ér zhī (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly不知不觉bù zhī bù jué

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