知
Character
to know
Meaning
zhī
zhi1- to know CC-CEDICT
- to be aware CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
Speed
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Example sentences
我知道他的名字。
wǒ zhī dào tā de míng zì
I know his name.
AI-generated sentence
你知道吗?
nǐ zhī dào ma
Do you know?
Tatoeba · sentence #11512354 by megamanenm; translation #619875 by ulyssemc1 · CC BY 2.0 FR
他不知道我去学校。
tā bù zhī dào wǒ qù xué xiào
He doesn't know I go to school.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 知
See all 244 →知识zhī shiknowledge; the things you know or have learned about a subjectWordHSK 1知道zhī dàoto know; to be sure about somethingWordHSK 1知名zhī míngfamous; known by many peopleWordHSK 6知己zhī jǐa close friend who really understands youWordHSK 7–9知觉zhī juéthe ability to feel things like heat, cold, or painWordHSK 7–9知足zhī zúto be happy with what you have and not want moreWordHSK 7–9知识分子zhī shi fèn zǐa person who knows a lot and works with their mindWordHSK 7–9知乎zhī hūZhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011Word知了zhī liǎocicada (onom.)Word知交zhī jiāointimate friendWord知会zhī huìto informWord知县zhī xiàncounty head magistrate (old)Word