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識

shí

recognize, understand, know

Strokes
19
Radical
言
HSK
—
Tone
2

Other readings: shì, zhì

Simplified form: 识

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 识, the simplified form of 識. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 知识是什么?

    Zhī shi shì shén me

    What is knowledge?

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  • 我认识他。

    Wǒ rèn shi tā

    I know him.

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  • 我认识她。

    Wǒ rèn shi tā

    I know her.

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  • 她认识我。

    Tā rèn shi wǒ

    She knows me.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 识

  • 认识rèn shi 4–5to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
  • 知识zhī shi 1–5knowledge; intellectual
  • 常识cháng shí 2–2 common sense; general knowledge
  • 意识yì shí 4–2 consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
  • 识别shí bié 2–2 to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
  • 识shí 2to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì]
  • 识字shí zì 2–4 to learn to read
  • 见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎng 4–1–2–3experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
  • 见识jiàn shi 4–5to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
  • 共识gòng shí 4–2 common understanding; consensus
  • 相识xiāng shí 1–2 to get to know each other; acquaintance
  • 结识jié shí 2–2 to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time