Memory phrase for the Kanji: 智
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智 |
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Meaning
| wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
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Pronunciation |
zhì |
Explanation |
At top: to know 知 (The arrow 矢 has a target 口, which it knows.), below: sun 日 |
Mnemonic |
Knowledge like a shining sun is true wisdom.
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Radicals
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知
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to know | The arrow 矢 knows the target 口 |
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日
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sun, day | This radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 智慧 |
zhì huì |
wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence |
| 智力 |
zhì lì |
intelligence; intellect |
| 睿智 |
ruì zhì |
wise and farsighted |
| 吃一堑，长一智 |
chī yī qiàn , cháng yī zhì |
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom). One only learns from one's mistakes. |
| 吃一堑，长一智 |
chī yī qiàn , cháng yī zhì |
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