知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
知足常乐
zhīzúchánglè
contentment brings lasting happiness
Characters in this word
足 zú
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
乐 lè
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 爷爷常说知足常乐，日子过得简单却开心。 Yéye cháng shuō zhīzúchánglè, rìzi guò de jiǎndān què kāixīn. Grandfather often says that contentment brings happiness; his days are simple but joyful.
- 知足常乐，不必事事跟别人比较。 Zhīzúchánglè, bú bì shìshì gēn biérén bǐjiào. Contentment brings happiness, so there is no need to compare yourself with others in everything.
- 学会知足常乐，烦恼就少了很多。 Xuéhuì zhīzúchánglè, fánnǎo jiù shǎo le hěn duō. Once you learn that contentment brings happiness, your worries decrease a lot.
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