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Chinese
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to know; to be aware
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to record; write a footnote; to know to record; write a footnote; to know; knowledge
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trad. (知識)
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知
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識
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simp. (知识)
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知
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识
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alternative forms
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知䛊 obsolete unofficial simplified form
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Pronunciation 1
Note: zi3 sik1 - also written as
智識.
Note: also written as
智識.
Note: di3 sêg4 - also written as
智識.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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知
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識
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zhī
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shí
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Middle Chinese
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‹ trje ›
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‹ syik ›
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Old Chinese
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/*tre/
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/*s-tək/
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English
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know
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know
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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.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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知
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識
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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No.
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11495
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17244
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Phonetic component
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矢
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戠
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Rime group
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支
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代
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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志
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔl'e/
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/*tjɯɡs/
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Notes
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沈兼士依韻會所引說文從口矢聲
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戠轉註字
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Noun
知識
- knowledge
- 學習知識/学习知识 ― xuéxí zhīshi ― to acquire knowledge
- 更新知識/更新知识 ― gēngxīn zhīshi ― to renew one's knowledge
- 知識淵博/知识渊博 ― zhīshi yuānbó ― to be knowledgeable
- 傳授知識/传授知识 ― chuánshòu zhīshi ― to pass on knowledge
- 知識結構/知识结构 ― zhīshi jiégòu ― knowledge structure
- 知識爆炸/知识爆炸 ― zhīshi bàozhà ― knowledge explosion
- 長知識/长知识 ― zhǎng zhīshi ― to acquire knowledge; to learn something new
圖書館是人類知識的海洋。 [MSC, trad.]
图书馆是人类知识的海洋。 [MSC, simp.]- Túshūguǎn shì rénlèi zhīshi de hǎiyáng.
- Libraries contain knowledge of human experience as vast as the open sea.
知識不一定完全來自於學校的教育,社會也是個大學嘛。 [MSC, trad.]
知识不一定完全来自于学校的教育,社会也是个大学嘛。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhīshi bù yīdìng wánquán láizì yú xuéxiào de jiàoyù, shèhuì yě shì ge dàxué ma.
- Knowledge does not come from schooling alone. Society is a kind of university.
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) intellect; intelligence
Synonyms
- 字目 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 學問 / 学问 (xuéwèn)
- 心得 (xīndé) (knowledge gained)
- 所知 (suǒzhī) (literary)
- 智識 / 智识 (zhìshí) (literary, or Min Nan and Cantonese)
- 聞見 / 闻见 (wénjiàn) (literary)
- 見聞 / 见闻 (jiànwén)
- 見識 / 见识 (jiànshí)
- 認識 / 认识
- 識見 / 识见 (shíjiàn) (literary)
Derived terms
Descendants
Pronunciation 2
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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知
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識
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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zhī
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shí
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Middle Chinese
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‹ trje ›
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‹ syik ›
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Old Chinese
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/*tre/
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/*s-tək/
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English
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know
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know
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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.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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知
|
識
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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No.
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11495
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17244
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Phonetic component
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矢
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戠
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Rime group
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支
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代
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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志
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔl'e/
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/*tjɯɡs/
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Notes
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沈兼士依韻會所引說文從口矢聲
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戠轉註字
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Verb
知識
- (literary) to know; to be familiar with
Synonyms
- 了解 (liǎojiě)
- 佔有 / 占有 (zhànyǒu)
- 分曉 / 分晓 (fēnxiǎo)
- 參悟 / 参悟 (cānwù)
- 悟 (wù) (literary, or in compounds)
- 懂 (dǒng)
- 懂得 (dǒngde)
- 打生 (Wenzhounese)
- 把握 (bǎwò)
- 掌握 (zhǎngwò)
- 明 (ming4) (Cantonese)
- 明白
- 明瞭 / 明了 (míngliǎo)
- 曉得 / 晓得 (xiǎode)
- 會悟 / 会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
- 洞悉 (dòngxī)
- 清亮 (mainland China)
- 清楚
- 熟似 (Hokkien)
- 熟悉 (shúxī)
- 熟稔 (shúrěn) (literary)
- 熟識 / 熟识 (shúshí)
- 理會 / 理会 (lǐhuì)
- 理解 (lǐjiě)
- 瞭悟 / 了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
- 知影 (Hokkien, Teochew)
- 知悉 (zhīxī) (literary)
- 知曉 / 知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
- 知道 (zhīdào)
- 覺 / 觉
- 覺悟 / 觉悟 (juéwù)
- 覺醒 / 觉醒 (juéxǐng)
- 認識 / 认识
- 諳曉 / 谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
- 諳達 / 谙达 (āndá) (literary)
- 貫通 / 贯通 (guàntōng)
- 通曉 / 通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
- 通解 (tōngjiě) (literary)
- 通達 / 通达 (tōngdá)
- 達 / 达 (literary, or in compounds)
- 醒悟 (xǐngwù)
- 開悟 / 开悟 (kāiwù) (literary)
- 領悟 / 领悟 (lǐngwù)
- 領會 / 领会 (lǐnghuì)
- 領略 / 领略 (lǐnglüè)
Noun
知識
- (literary) acquaintance; friend
人有大臭者,其親戚兄弟妻妾知識無能與居者,自苦而居海上。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
人有大臭者,其亲戚兄弟妻妾知识无能与居者,自苦而居海上。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Lü Buwei, Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals, 239 BCE
- Rén yǒu dà chòu zhě, qí qīnqī xiōngdì qīqiè zhīshí wú néng yǔ jū zhě, zìkǔ ér jū hǎishàng.
- There was a man who stank obnoxiously. Among his relatives, siblings, wives, and friends, none could bear to live with him. Troubled by himself, he went to dwell on an island in the sea.
Synonyms
- 半熟臉兒 / 半熟脸儿 (bànshóuliǎnr) (colloquial)
- 所知 (suǒzhī) (literary)
- 熟人 (shúrén)
- 熟人子 (shou6 ren2 zr) (Xiang)
- 熟似人 (Hokkien)
- 相識 / 相识 (xiāngshí)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
知識 • (chishiki)
- knowledge
- 知識を得る
- chishiki o eru
- to acquire knowledge
References
Korean
Noun
知識 • (jisik) (hangeul 지식)
- hanja form? of 지식 (“knowledge”)
Vietnamese
Noun
知識
- chữ Hán form of tri thức (“knowledge”).