知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
知觉
zhījué
consciousness; perception; sensation
Characters in this word
觉 jué
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- ⺍ sprouts 冖 cover 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 麻醉退去后，病人的手指逐渐恢复了知觉。 Mázuì tuìqù hòu, bìngrén de shǒuzhǐ zhújiàn huīfù le zhījué. After the anaesthetic wore off, sensation gradually returned to the patient's fingers.
- 他昏迷了三天，醒来后知觉才慢慢恢复。 Tā hūnmí le sān tiān, xǐnglái hòu zhījué cái mànmàn huīfù. He was unconscious for three days, and only after waking did his perception slowly come back.
- 在寒冷的冬天，露在外面的皮肤很快会失去知觉。 Zài hánlěng de dōngtiān, lù zài wàimiàn de pífū hěn kuài huì shīqù zhījué. In the cold winter, skin left exposed quickly loses sensation.
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