知人者智，自知者明 zhī rén zhě zhì ， zì zhī zhě míng

DEFINITIONS

  1. those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]

CHARACTERS

知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who
智 zhì
HSK 5
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who
明 míng
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear