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识别

shíbié

to distinguish

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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
More about the character 识

别 bié

Strokes
7
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
另 another 刂 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这套系统能识别车辆牌照,并自动记录进出时间。 Zhè tào xìtǒng néng shíbié chēliàng páizhào, bìng zìdòng jìlù jìnchū shíjiān. This system can identify vehicle number plates and automatically record entry and exit times.
  • 手机可以通过人脸识别来解锁。 Shǒujī kěyǐ tōngguò rénliǎn shíbié lái jiěsuǒ. A phone can be unlocked with face recognition.
  • 这个软件能识别很多种植物。 Zhège ruǎnjiàn néng shíbié hěn duō zhǒng zhíwù. This app can identify many kinds of plants.

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