识
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to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #564 U+8BC6
How 识 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 只 (phonetic, zhī)
How to remember it
knowledge · Heisig RSH #353
只 only + 词 word
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 只
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 只 (zhī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 只 sound component | zhī | only, merely, just |
| 积 | jī | to store up, to amass, to accumulate |
| 职 | zhí | duty, profession; office, post |
| 织 | zhī | to knit, to weave; to organize, to unite |
| 炽 | chì | to burn, to blaze; splendid; intense |
| 帜 | zhì | flag, pennant, sign; to fasten |
| 咫 | zhǐ | unit of length used during the Zhou dynasty |
| 枳 | zhǐ | trifoliate orange; hedge thorn |
| 轵 | zhǐ | the end of an axle that extends beyond the hub |
Words containing 识
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不打不成相识 | bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí | don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship |
| 不打不相识 | bù dǎ bù xiāng shí | lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship;… |
| 不识大体 | bù shí dà tǐ | to fail to see the larger issue (idiom); to fail to grasp the big picture |
| 一字不识 | yī zì bù shí | totally illiterate |
| 知识分子 | zhī shi fèn zǐ | variant of 知識分子|知识分子[zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3] |
| 知识分子 | zhī shi fèn zǐ | intellectual; intelligentsia |
| 公共知识分子 | gōng gòng zhī shi fèn zǐ | public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily) |
| 不识时变 | bù shí shí biàn | to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not … |
| 有识之士 | yǒu shí zhī shì | a person with knowledge and experience (idiom) |
| 理性知识 | lǐ xìng zhī shi | rational knowledge |
| 语音意识 | yǔ yīn yì shí | phonetic awareness |
| 素不相识 | sù bù xiāng shí | to be total strangers (idiom) |
| 有眼不识泰山 | yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān | lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb impor… |
| 不识字 | bù shí zì | illiterate |
| 识时通变 | shí shí tōng biàn | understanding and adaptable |
| 无意识 | wú yì shí | unconscious; involuntary |
| 科学知识 | kē xué zhī shi | scientific knowledge |
| 有意识 | yǒu yì shí | conscious |
| 不识时务 | bù shí shí wù | to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances; not … |
| 下意识 | xià yì shí | subconscious mind |