Memory phrase for the Kanji: 知


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Meaning to know, to be aware

Pronunciation

zhī

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


 
The arrow hits the target, if it knows it.

Radicals

to knowThe arrow knows the target
arrowAn arrow flies in the sky .
mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: , 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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