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Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 矢 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
知
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
知
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
知
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
知
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
知
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
知
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
知
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
知 [zhī]
to know; to be aware
Japanese
noun
- wisdom
- jnana (higher knowledge)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
知 さとし
Satoshi male given name
知 さとり
Satori female given name
知 さとる
Satoru female given name
知 ちか
Chika female given name
知 ちさき
Chisaki surname
知 つかさ
Tsukasa unclassified name
知 とも
Tomo female given name
知 ともこ
Tomoko female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
知道 [zhīdào] #23
to know
知识 [zhīshi] #3,655
knowledge
知识 [zhīshi] #3,655
knowledge
通知 [tōngzhī] #1,087
to notify
不知 [bùzhī] #1,588
not to know
得知 [dézhī] #3,243
to find out
知名 [zhīmíng] #5,564
well-known
知识产权 [zhīshichǎnquán] #3,864
intellectual property rights (law)
知识产权 [zhīshichǎnquán] #3,864
intellectual property rights (law)
告知 [gàozhī] #4,578
to inform
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 知る [しる] #63
to know
⭐ 知識 [ちしき] #1,610
knowledge
⭐ 知り合い [しりあい] #1,640
acquaintance
⭐ 承知 [しょうち] #1,955
knowledge
⭐ 知れる [しれる] #2,024
to become known
⭐ かも知れない [かもしれない] #3,441
may
⭐ ご存知 [ごぞんじ] #3,684
knowing
見知る [みしる] #3,731
to recognise
何かしら [なにかしら] #4,187
somehow (or other)
⭐ 知り合う [しりあう] #4,316
to get to know each other
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