Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 戠 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (識)
Simplified (识)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
識
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
識
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
識
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
識
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
識
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
識
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
識
Regular
Modern
Chinese
识 / 識 [shí]
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì]
识 / 識 [zhì]
to record; to write a footnote
Japanese
noun
- acquaintanceship
- vijnana; (explanation) consciousness
- written by ... (after a signature)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
識 さと
Sato female given name
識 さとる
Satoru given name
識 しき
Shiki female given name
識 つぐひで
Tsuguhide unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (136)
认识 [rènshi] #260
to know
意识 [yìshí] #942
consciousness
知识 [zhīshi] #3,655
knowledge
见识 [jiànshi] #3,552
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth
知识产权 [zhīshichǎnquán] #3,864
intellectual property rights (law)
识别 [shíbié] #5,267
to distinguish
共识 [gòngshí] #7,347
common understanding
标识 [biāozhì] #11,677
variant of 標誌|标志[biāozhì]
知识分子 [zhīshifènzǐ] #25,365
intellectual
常识 [chángshí] #9,235
common sense
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 知る [しる] #63
to know
⭐ 意識 [いしき] #619
consciousness
⭐ 知識 [ちしき] #1,610
knowledge
⭐ 認識 [にんしき] #1,721
recognition
⭐ 無意識 [むいしき] #2,393
unconsciousness
⭐ 常識 [じょうしき] #2,444
common sense
⭐ 記す [しるす] #2,844
to write down
意識を失う [いしきをうしなう] #5,877
to lose consciousness
⭐ 面識 [めんしき] #7,611
acquaintance
⭐ 非常識 [ひじょうしき] #9,960
lack of common sense
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