shí

to know

knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]

speech (讠) + sound only (只) = to know; knowledge

The speech radical anchors the idea that knowledge is built through words — naming and describing things is how we come to know them. 只 contributes the sound zhī/shí rather than meaning.

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Words with 识

通识

tōng shí

general knowledge

通识培训

tōng shí péi xùn

general culture

通识教育

tōng shí jiào yù

general education

通识课程

tōng shí kè chéng

general course

道德认识

dào dé rèn shi

moral cognition

远见卓识

yuǎn jiàn zhuó shí

visionary and sagacious (idiom)

远识

yuǎn shí

foresight

鉴识

jiàn shí

to identify

长知识

zhǎng zhī shi

to acquire knowledge

长见识

zhǎng jiàn shi

to gain knowledge and experience

预备知识

yù bèi zhī shi

background knowledge

一丁不识

yī dīng bù shí

(idiom) illiterate

More characters with 讠