知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
知足
zhīzú
to be content; contented
Characters in this word
足 zú
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他并非缺乏进取心，而是懂得在比较和欲望之间保持知足。 Tā bìngfēi quēfá jìnqǔxīn, ér shì dǒngde zài bǐjiào hé yùwàng zhījiān bǎochí zhīzú. He does not lack ambition; rather, he understands how to remain content amid comparison and desire.
- 他生活简单，却很知足。 Tā shēnghuó jiǎndān, què hěn zhīzú. He lives simply, yet he is very content.
- 知足的人更容易感到幸福。 Zhīzú de rén gèng róngyì gǎndào xìngfú. Contented people find happiness more easily.
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