Phonosemantic compound. 知 represents the sound and 甘 represents the meaning..
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Historical Evolution
智
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
智
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
智
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
智
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
智
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
智
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
智
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
智
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
智
Regular
Modern
Chinese
智 [zhì]
wisdom; knowledge
Japanese
noun
- wisdom
- jnana (higher knowledge)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
智 あきら
Akira given name
智 さかし
Sakashi given name
智 さと
Sato surnamegiven name
智 さとい
Satoi female given name
智 さとし
Satoshi male given name
智 さとみ
Satomi unclassified name
智 さとゆき
Satoyuki unclassified name
智 さとり
Satori female given name
智 さとる
Satoru given name
智 たかち
Takachi surname
智 ち
Chi surnamegiven name
智 ちえ
Chie female given name
智 ちぎ
Zhiyi (538-597) full name of a particular person
智 とし
Toshi given name
智 とも
Tomo female given namesurname
智 ともかつ
Tomokatsu unclassified name
智 ともき
Tomoki given name
智 ともつぐ
Tomotsugu unclassified name
智 ともみ
Tomomi female given name
智 はまち
Hamachi surname
智 ひかる
Hikaru female given name
智 まこと
Makoto given name
智 まさる
Masaru given name
CHINESE WORDS (108)
智慧 [zhìhuì] #3,327
wisdom
理智 [lǐzhì] #3,267
reason
智能 [zhìnéng] #9,941
intelligent
明智 [míngzhì] #3,717
sensible
智力 [zhìlì] #7,582
intelligence
智商 [zhìshāng] #6,820
IQ (intelligence quotient)
弱智 [ruòzhì] #6,719
weak-minded
智利 [Zhìlì] #12,042
Chile
心智 [xīnzhì] #11,246
wisdom
机智 [jīzhì] #12,519
quick-witted
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JAPANESE WORDS (81)
⭐ 知識 [ちしき] #1,610
knowledge
⭐ 知恵 [ちえ] #4,932
wisdom
知 [ち] #5,950
wisdom
⭐ 無知 [むち] #7,728
ignorance
⭐ 知能 [ちのう] #10,853
intelligence
⭐ 知覚 [ちかく] #11,860
perception
明智 [めいち] #19,040
sagacity
⭐ 英知 [えいち] #19,271
wisdom
知力 [ちりょく] #20,066
intellectual power
理知的 [りちてき] #20,461
intellectual
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KOREAN WORDS (4)