Memory phrase for the character: 知

知

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Meaning

to know, to be aware

Pronunciation

 zhī

Explanation

 Left: an arrow 矢 (= An arrow ノ in the sky 天), right: a mouth 口 (here: a target)

Mnemonic
 
The arrow hits the target, if it knows it.

Radicals

知 to knowThe arrow 矢 knows the target 口
矢 arrowAn arrow ノ flies in the sky 天.
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
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 Vocabulary

知道 zhī dào  to know; to be aware of; also pron. [zhi1 dao5]
知彼知己，百战不殆 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài  Knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War).
知彼知己，百战不殆 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài  Knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War).
遐迩皆知 xiá ěr jiē zhī  well-known far and near (idiom)
尽人皆知 jìn rén jiē zhī  known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
知县 zhī xiàn  county head magistrate (old)
知觉 zhī jué  perception; consciousness
未知 wèi zhī  unknown
知识分子 zhī shi fèn zǐ  intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person
通知 tōng zhī  to notify; to inform; notice; notification
未知数 wèi zhī shù  unknown quantity
未知数 wèi zhī shù  

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