知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
知己
zhījǐ
confidant; intimate friend; one who understands you
Characters in this word
己 jǐ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 己 — self, oneself
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 真正的知己未必天天联系，却能在关键时刻看懂你的沉默。 Zhēnzhèng de zhījǐ wèibì tiāntiān liánxì, què néng zài guānjiàn shíkè kàn dǒng nǐ de chénmò. A true confidant may not contact you every day, yet can understand your silence at crucial moments.
- 他是我多年的知己，有什么心事我都会跟他说。 Tā shì wǒ duōnián de zhījǐ, yǒu shénme xīnshì wǒ dōu huì gēn tā shuō. He has been my confidant for many years; whatever weighs on my heart, I always tell him.
- 人生难得一个知己，朋友再多也不如他懂你。 Rénshēng nándé yīgè zhījǐ, péngyou zài duō yě bùrú tā dǒng nǐ. In life it is rare to find someone who truly understands you; no matter how many friends you have, none knows you as he does.
Related words
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 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