(shí)

to know; knowledge

How 識 is written

Strokes
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Radical
— speech
Traditional
Simplified

Components

識 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

shí
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
zhì
to record; to write a footnote

Common words using 識

意識 yìshí
consciousness; awareness; to be aware
標識 biāozhì
variant of 標誌|标志[biao1 zhi4]
知識 zhīshi
intellectual; knowledge-related; knowledge
認識 rènshi
to know; to recognize; to be familiar with
共識 gòngshí
common understanding; consensus
學識 xuéshí
erudition; scholarly knowledge
常識 chángshí
common sense; general knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]
潛意識 qiányìshí
unconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness
相識 xiāngshí
to get to know each other; acquaintance
結識 jiéshí
to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time
膽識 dǎnshí
courage and insight
見識 jiànshi
knowledge and experience; to increase one's knowledge

識 in a sentence

你認識那個人嗎?

Nǐ rènshì nàge rén ma?

“Do you know that person?”

How common is 識?

識 is the 340th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 67.4% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 識

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