識

Translingual

Han character

識 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+12, 19 strokes, cangjie input 卜口卜戈日 (YRYIA), four-corner 0365₀, composition ⿰訁戠)

Derived characters

• 𧄹

Related characters

• 识 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1181, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35974
• Dae Jaweon: page 1644, character 28
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4019, character 16
• Unihan data for U+8B58

• Unihan data for U+F9FC

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 識
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjɯɡs, *hljɯɡ) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 戠 (OC *tjɯɡ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Definitions

識

1. to know; to realise; to be aware
2. (Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Wu) to recognise; to be familiar with; to know (especially someone or how to do something)

   我唔識普通話。我唔識講普通話。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   我唔识普通话。我唔识讲普通话。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ngo⁵ m⁴ sik¹ pou² tung¹ waa^6-2. ngo⁵ m⁴ sik¹ gong² pou² tung¹ waa^6-2.

   I don't know Mandarin. I don't know how to speak Mandarin.

   中國人好識食。中國人好識做生意。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   中国人好识食。中国人好识做生意。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   zung¹ gwok³ jan⁴ hou² sik¹ sik⁶. zung¹ gwok³ jan⁴ hou² sik¹ zou⁶ saang¹ ji³.

   Chinese people really know how to eat (to appreciate, to be discerning, to enjoy, to be skilled, to savor). Chinese are good at business.

3. to appreciate; to recognise the worth of
4. to distinguish; to discriminate
5. knowledge; experience
6. (Buddhism) mind; consciousness; vijnana
7. ^† bosom friend; acquaintance
8. ^† thought; awareness
9. ^† Alternative form of 適／适 (“just now”)

Synonyms

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

識

1. ^† to put a mark
2. ^† to remember

   • 夫子曰：「小子識之，苛政猛於虎也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫子曰：「小子识之，苛政猛于虎也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Fūzǐ yuē: “Xiǎozǐ zhì zhī, kēzhèng měng yú hǔ yě.”

     The Master then said, "Remember this, my little children. Oppressive government is more terrible than tigers."

3. ^† mark; sign
4. ^† flag
5. ^† raised words on an ancient bell or cauldron

Compounds

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Definitions

識

1. (Southern Min) Alternative form of 捌 (“to know”)

References

• “識”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	識
Kyūjitai	識󠄂 識+󠄂? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. discriminating
2. know
3. write

Readings

From Middle Chinese 識 (MC syik); compare Mandarin 識／识 (shí):

• Go-on: しき (shiki, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: しょく (shoku)

From Middle Chinese 識 (MC tsyiH); compare Mandarin 識／识 (zhì):

• Go-on: し (shi)
• Kan-on: し (shi)

From native Japanese roots:

• Kun: しる (shiru, 識る); しるし (shirushi, 識); しるす (shirusu, 識す)
• Nanori: さと (sato); つね (tsune); のり (nori)

References

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 識 (MC syik).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

識

Wikisource

識 (eumhun 알 식 (al sik))

1. Hanja form^? of 식 (“knowing”).

Compounds

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 識 (MC tsyiH).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

Hanja

識 (eumhun 적을 지 (jeogeul ji))

1. Hanja form^? of 지 (“writing; mark”).

Compounds

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

識: Hán Nôm readings: thức

1. chữ Hán form of thức (“consciousness”).