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ˊ

shí

knowledge

識 is a 19 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shí in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as shì, or zhì.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

  • ˊ

    shí

    knowledge

    • ㄧㄢ ˊ

      yán

      words

    • ?

      • ㄧㄣ

        yīn

        sound

      • ㄍㄜ

        halberd

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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music, kungfu and speech are the knowlege one person should know.
by longndtam

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The characters for words, sound, and halberd represent the knowledge of literature, music, and war. knowledge lifts us up.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 3 pronunciations for 識

shí
shì
zhì

Definitions for 識 pronounced as shí

  • to know
  • knowledge
  • Taiwan pr. [shi4]

Definitions for 識 pronounced as shì

Definitions for 識 pronounced as zhì

  • to record
  • to write a footnote

Vocabulary

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Collections

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HSK 1 (Traditional)

by Melidara 176 characters

Chinese Course

by Melidara 207 characters

Vocabulary L1

by alee70 21 characters

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