Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
知己. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
知己, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
知己 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
知己 you have here. The definition of the word
知己 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
知己, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
知
|
己
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
2/2
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
zhī
|
jǐ
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ trje ›
|
‹ kiX ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*tre/
|
/*k(r)əʔ/
|
| English
|
know
|
self
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
知
|
己
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
| No.
|
11495
|
5765
|
Phonetic
component
|
矢
|
己
|
Rime
group
|
支
|
之
|
Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
0
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
|
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*ʔl'e/
|
/*kɯʔ/
|
| Notes
|
沈兼士依韻會所引說文從口矢聲
|
|
Noun
知己
- intimate friend; close friend
Synonyms
- 友好 (yǒuhǎo)
- 同袍 (tóngpáo) (literary)
- 執友／执友 (zhíyǒu) (literary)
- 好友 (hǎoyǒu)
- 相知 (xiāngzhī)
- 知交 (zhījiāo)
- 知友 (zhīyǒu)
- 知心 (zhīxīn)
- 知心朋友 (zhīxīn péngyou)
- 知言 (zhīyán) (literary)
- 知遇 (zhīyù) (literary)
- 知音 (zhīyīn)
- 良朋 (liángpéng) (literary)
- 良知 (liángzhī)
- 高朋 (gāopéng) (literary)
- 齒輪／齿轮 (ci3 nen2) (Sichuanese)
Derived terms
Verb
知己
- (literary) to know oneself; to be intimate with oneself
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Noun
知己 • (chiki)
- close friend