知 zhī know
How to remember 知: 矢 arrow + 口 mouth = know. Fast as an arrow, the quiz champion's mouth opens before the host even finishes, because she just seems to know everything.
Component breakdown
知 = 矢 arrow + 口 mouth
- 矢 arrow
- 口 mouth
Fast as an arrow, the quiz champion's mouth opens before the host even finishes, because she just seems to know everything.
How it came to be
An arrow with a mouth beside it. Saying the thing straight and without hesitating: the arrow is how fast the answer comes, which is the difference between knowing and working out.
How it is used
- Know / be aware - chiefly 知道 (zhīdào) to know a fact, 通知 (tōngzhī) notify, 知识 (zhīshi) knowledge.
- Knowing a fact is 知道; knowing a person is 认识 (rènshi) - don't mix the two.
Characters built with 知
Words with 知
- 知道zhīdaoknowHSK 1
- 通知tōngzhīnotifyHSK 4
- 知识zhīshiknowledgeHSK 4
- 知名zhīmíngwell-knownHSK 5
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knowsHSK 6
- 得知dézhīto find outHSK 6
- 认知rènzhīcognitionHSK 6
- 一无所知yìwúsuǒzhīnot knowing anything at allHSK 7
- 不得而知bùdé’érzhīunknownHSK 7
- 不知不觉bùzhī-bùjuéunconsciouslyHSK 7
- 可想而知kěxiǎng’érzhī(it) goes without sayingHSK 7
- 告知gàozhīto informHSK 7
- 无知wúzhīignorantHSK 7
- 知己zhījǐto know oneselfHSK 7
- 知觉zhījuéperceptionHSK 7
- 知识分子zhīshifènzǐintellectualHSK 7
- 知足zhīzúcontent with one's situationHSK 7
- 知足常乐zhīzú-chánglèsatisfied with what one has (idiom)HSK 7
- 须知xūzhīkey informationHSK 7
- 鲜为人知xiǎnwéirénzhīrarely known to anyone (idiom)HSK 7
- 不知所措bùzhī-suǒcuònot knowing what to do (idiom)HSK 8
- 未知数wèizhīshùunknown numberHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我不知道这件事。 Wǒ bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.I didn't know about that.
- 他通知我去开会。 Tā tōngzhī wǒ qù kāihuì.He informed me that I should attend the meeting.
- 还不知道选举的结果。 Hái bù zhīdào xuǎnjǔ de jiéguǒ.We don't know the election results yet.
- 知识要靠阅读来积累。 Zhīshi yào kào yuèdú lái jīlěi.Knowledge is accumulated by reading.