智 zhì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
智商
zhìshāng
IQ; intelligence quotient
Characters in this word
商 shāng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 智商测试只能衡量部分认知能力，无法完整说明一个人的创造力和判断力。 zhìshāng cèshì zhǐ néng héngliáng bùfen rènzhī nénglì, wúfǎ wánzhěng shuōmíng yí gè rén de chuàngzàolì hé pànduànlì. An IQ test can measure only part of cognitive ability and cannot fully explain a person's creativity or judgement.
- 他的智商很高，学东西特别快。 Tā de zhìshāng hěn gāo, xué dōngxi tèbié kuài. His IQ is very high, and he learns things extremely fast.
- 很多人认为智商不能决定一个人的成功。 Hěnduō rén rènwéi zhìshāng bùnéng juédìng yí gè rén de chénggōng. Many people believe that IQ does not determine a person's success.
Related words
- 智力 zhìlì intelligence
- 智能 zhìnéng smart; intelligent
- 人工智能 réngōngzhìnéng artificial intelligence
- 机智 jīzhì quick-witted; resourceful; clever
- 急中生智 jízhōngshēngzhì to think of a way out in an emergency
- 见仁见智 jiànrénjiànzhì opinions differ; views vary from person to person
- 理智 lǐzhì reason; rational; sensible
- 明智 míngzhì wise; sensible
- 足智多谋 zúzhìduōmóu resourceful; full of wisdom and strategy
- 商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall
- 商店 shāngdiàn shop, store
- 商量 shāngliang to discuss; to consult