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Information of 知

Pinyin zhī、 zhì

Radical

矢

Strokes

8 strokes

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Definition

to know / to be aware

知 [zhī] 1. Know; understand. 晓得，明了。 2. Make someone know; inform. 使知道。 3. Knowledge; scholarship; learning. 学识，学问。 4. Be in charge of; administer. 主管。 5. Mutual understanding; recognition. 彼此了解。 6. Close friends who mutually understand each other. 彼此了解、交好的人。 1. Know; understand: 例: ～道。～名（著名）。～觉（有感觉而知道）。良～。～人善任。温故～新。～难而进。～情达理。 2. Make someone know: 例: 通～。～照。 3. Knowledge; scholarship: 例: ～识，求～。无～。 4. Be in charge of: 例: ～县（旧时的县长）。～府。～州。～宾（指主管招待宾客的人。亦称“知客”）。 5. Mutual understanding: 例: 相～。～音。～近。 6. Close friends who mutually understand each other: 例: 故～（老朋友）。主词义: 知道字形: 会意。小篆字形，从口矢。段玉裁:“识敏，故出于口者疾如矢也。”意思是: 认识、知道的事物，可以脱口而出。 Synonyms: 1. 同本义 (To know) 2. 懂得，了解，理会 (To understand) 3. 主持; 管理 (To administer) 4. 识别; 区别 (To distinguish) 5. 赏识 (To appreciate) 6. 要好 (To be close friends) 7. 感到，感觉，察觉 (To perceive) 8. 参与 (To participate) 名词: 1. Knowledge (知识) 2. Consciousness (知觉) 3. Bosom friend (知己) 4. An ancient character of "wisdom"; ability (智慧; 才智) Other meanings: - 知 [zhī] can also mean "wisdom" and is synonymous with 智。 - The term also serves as a surname, as seen in historical references to figures such as 知罃 from the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn period.

告知 gào zhī

to inform

知县 zhī xiàn

county head magistrate (old)

未卜先知 wèi bǔ xiān zhī

predictable / sth one can predict without being a clairvoyant

妇孺皆知 fù rú jiē zhī

understood by everyone (idiom); well known / a household name

岂不知 qǐ bù zhī

Don't you know

知己 zhī jǐ

to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend

知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

已知 yǐ zhī

known (to science)

知府 zhī fǔ

prefectural magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)

知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

得知 dé zhī

to find out / to know / to learn about

知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn

lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom) / patronage / protection

恬不知耻 tián bù zhī chǐ

to have no sense of shame

知悉 zhī xī

to know / to be informed of

愚昧无知 yú mèi wú zhī

stupid and ignorant (idiom)

所知 suǒ zhī

known / what one knows

不知所措 bù zhī suǒ cuò

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss

罔知所措 wǎng zhī suǒ cuò

Know nothing

早知 zǎo zhī

foresight / foreknowledge / if one had known earlier,...

知晓 zhī xiǎo

to know / to understand

未知 wèi zhī

unknown

知识产权 zhī shi chǎn quán

intellectual property rights (law)

不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi

unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom) / not to know what's good for one / unable to recognize others' good intentions

殊不知 shū bù zhī

little imagined / scarcely realized

求知 qiú zhī

anxious to learn / keen for knowledge

真知灼见 zhēn zhī zhuó jiàn

penetrating insight

众所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

as everyone knows (idiom)

焉知非福 yān zhī fēi fú

Yan Zhi Fei Fu

熟知 shú zhī

to be well acquainted with

知之甚少 zhī zhī shén shǎo

know little about / ill-informed