知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
知道
zhīdào
to know
Characters in this word
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我不知道。 Wǒ bù zhīdào. I don't know.
- 我知道他。 Wǒ zhīdào tā. I know him.
- 你知道他在哪儿吗？ Nǐ zhīdào tā zài nǎr ma? Do you know where he is?
- 你知道这个字吗？ Nǐ zhīdào zhège zì ma? Do you know this character?
- 王明，你知道几点吗？ Wángmíng, nǐ zhīdào jǐ diǎn ma? Wang Ming, do you know what time it is?
- 你们知道几点上课吗？ Nǐmen zhīdào jǐ diǎn shàngkè ma? Do you know what time class starts?
- 王明知道哪本书是我的。 Wáng Míng zhīdào nǎ běn shū shì wǒ de. Wang Ming knows which book is mine.
- 妈妈知道我喜欢吃什么。 Māma zhīdào wǒ xǐhuan chī shénme. Mom knows what I like to eat.
- 我不知道他的名字。 Wǒ bù zhīdào tā de míngzi. I don't know his name.
- 没有人知道这个字。 Méiyǒu rén zhīdào zhège zì. Nobody knows this character.
Related words
- 知识 zhīshi knowledge
- 通知 tōngzhī to notify; notice
- 通知书 tōngzhīshū written notice
- 得知 dézhī to learn of, to hear about
- 认知 rènzhī to recognize, to be aware of
- 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī as everyone knows
- 不得而知 bùdé'érzhī unknown; unable to be known
- 不知不觉 bùzhībùjué without realising it; unconsciously
- 不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò to be at a loss; not know what to do
- 告知 gàozhī to inform; to notify
- 可想而知 kěxiǎng'érzhī easy to imagine; as one can imagine
- 未知数 wèizhīshù unknown quantity; uncertain factor