知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- Made of
- 矢 arrow, dart 口 mouth
- 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?