识

shí · zhì

to know · knowledge

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 7 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

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Character Decomposition

识=讠+只

Etymology

speech

Meanings2 pronunciations

shí

to know

knowledge

Taiwan pr. shì

zhì

to record

to write a footnote

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Words with 识 435 total

identification · to identify · to recognize辨识biàn shí common understanding; consensus共识gòng shí former acquaintance · old friend旧识jiù shí

Idioms with 识 88 total Chain

tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)碍口识羞ài kǒu shí xiū knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)博识多通bó shí duō tōng learned and erudite · knowledgeable and experienced博闻多识bó wén duō shí erudite · widely read and knowledgeable博闻强识bó wén qiáng zhì don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship不打不成相识bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship · no discord, no concord不打不相识bù dǎ bù xiāng shí