Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 知


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Meaning

to know, to be aware

Pronunciation

zhī

Explanation

Left: an arrow (= An arrow in the sky ), right: a mouth (here: a target)

Mnemonic

The arrow hits the target, if it knows it.

Radicals

to know(The arrow knows the target )
arrow
mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
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Vocabulary

知道 zhī dào to know; to be aware of; also pron. [zhi1 dao5]
知彼知己,百战不殆 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài Knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War).
知彼知己,百战不殆 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài Knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War).
遐迩皆知 xiá ěr jiē zhī well-known far and near (idiom)
尽人皆知 jìn rén jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
知县 zhī xiàn county head magistrate (old)
知觉 zhī jué perception; consciousness
未知 wèi zhī unknown
知识分子 zhī shi fèn zǐ intellectual; intelligentsia; learned person
通知 tōng zhī to notify; to inform; notice; notification
未知数 wèi zhī shù unknown quantity

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