zhī

to know; to be aware

HSK 2 #123

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 123rd character
Radical ⽮ (111.3)
Strokes 8
Index # 1122

Definitions

知 zhī
  1. 1. to know
  2. 2. to be aware

Stroke order

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Words containing 知

Word Meaning
understood by everyone (idiom); well known
intellectual circles; intelligentsia
sent-down youth in the Cultural Revolution
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
to be evident at a glance (idiom)
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
such a long story, I don't know where to start
long story, hard to know where to begin
to know nothing at all
agnosticism; belief we cannot know God
agnosticism; belief we cannot know God
not known to anyone; unknown; secret
only by running a home know costs are high
You don’t know costs till you run a home
unheeding the lessons of the past
unconsciously; unwittingly
somehow
one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
one can't tell how many; numerous similar cases
an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities
not to know what's good for one