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
知识
zhīshi
knowledge
Characters in this word
识 shí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 只 only, merely, just
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 知识很重要。 Zhīshi hěn zhòngyào. Knowledge is very important.
- 他的知识很多。 Tā de zhīshi hěn duō. He knows a lot.
- 我想学新知识。 Wǒ xiǎng xué xīn zhīshi. I want to learn new things.
Related words
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 认识 rènshi to know (someone), to recognize
- 页 yè page
- 明白 míngbai to understand; clear
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 请问 qǐngwèn excuse me, may I ask…
- 回答 huídá to answer; answer
- 问 wèn to ask
- 听见 tīngjiàn to hear
- 听到 tīngdào to hear
- 听 tīng to listen, to hear
- 听写 tīngxiě dictation; to write from dictation