众 zhòng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
众所周知
zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī
as everyone knows
Characters in this word
周 zhōu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 众所周知，长期缺乏睡眠会影响注意力和判断力。 Zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, chángqī quēfá shuìmián huì yǐngxiǎng zhùyìlì hé pànduànlì. As everyone knows, long-term lack of sleep affects concentration and judgement.
- 地球绕着太阳转，这是众所周知的事实。 Dìqiú rào zhe tàiyáng zhuàn, zhè shì zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī de shìshí. The Earth goes around the sun, which is a well-known fact.
- 众所周知，他做事一向认真，从不马虎。 Zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī, tā zuòshì yíxiàng rènzhēn, cóng bù mǎhu. As everyone knows, he has always been conscientious and is never careless.
Related words
- 观众 guānzhòng audience
- 听众 tīngzhòng audience; listeners
- 大众 dàzhòng the public
- 群众 qúnzhòng the masses; the people
- 众多 zhòngduō many; numerous
- 公众 gōngzhòng public, the general public
- 民众 mínzhòng public, populace
- 众人 zhòngrén crowd, everyone
- 出众 chūzhòng outstanding; exceptional
- 当众 dāngzhòng in public; in front of everyone
- 与众不同 yǔzhòngbùtóng to be different from the crowd
- 众志成城 zhòngzhìchéngchéng unity is strength; united we stand