zhī

to know

to be aware

arrow (矢) + mouth (口) = to know

口 grounds the meaning in speech — knowledge expressed through the mouth. 矢 mainly provides the zhī sound; the speaking mouth carries the semantic weight.

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Words with 知

周知

zhōu zhī

well known

通知

tōng zhī

to notify

通知单

tōng zhī dān

notification

通知书

tōng zhī shū

written notice

遐迩皆知

xiá ěr jiē zhī

well-known far and near (idiom)

远近皆知

yuǎn jìn jiē zhī

known far and wide (idiom)

那知

nǎ zhī

variant of 哪知[na3 zhi1]

邪知邪见

xié zhī xié jiàn

false wisdom and erroneous views (Buddhism)

酒逢知己千杯少

jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo

a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)

录取通知书

lù qǔ tōng zhī shū

admission notice (issued by a university)

鉴往知来

jiàn wǎng zhī lái

to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come

长知识

zhǎng zhī shi

to acquire knowledge

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