Chinese Word: 识 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

识 (Trad.: 識)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:只 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 只 [ zhī ] only, merely, just

Similar Characters: 织职枳帜

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Pinyin: shí

English Definition:to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]

Chinese Definition:
①知道，认得，能辨别：识辨。识破。识相(xiàng)。识途老马。
②所知道的道理：知识。常识。
③辨别是非的能力：见识。远见卓识。

Example Words:

意识HSK 6	yì shí	consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize
共识	gòng shí	common understanding; consensus
意识形态HSK 6	yì shí xíng tài	ideology
识别HSK 6	shí bié	to distinguish; to discern
常识HSK 5	cháng shí	common sense; general knowledge; Classifiers: 门

Pinyin: zhì

English Definition:to record; to write a footnote

Chinese Definition:
①记住：博闻强识。
②标志，记号。

Example Words:

	标识	biāo zhì	variant of 标志
	数据链路连接标识	shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì	data link connection identifier (DLCI)

1		wǒ 我 cóng qián 从前 rèn shi 认识 tā 他。 I knew him before.
2		wǒ 我 rèn shi 认识 duō shǎo 多少 gè rén 个人？ How many people do I know?
3		nǐ 你 hé 和 lǎo wáng 老王 rèn shi 认识 ma 吗？ Do you know Lao Wang?
4		wǒ 我 shǎng shí 赏识 nǐ 你 de 的 yǒng qì 勇气。 I admire your courage.
5		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 rèn zhēn 认真 de 地 shí zì 识字。 He is diligently learning to read.

1		wǒ 我 cóng qián 从前 rèn shi 认识 tā 他。 I knew him before.
2		wǒ 我 rèn shi 认识 duō shǎo 多少 gè rén 个人？ How many people do I know?
3		nǐ 你 hé 和 lǎo wáng 老王 rèn shi 认识 ma 吗？ Do you know Lao Wang?
4		wǒ 我 shǎng shí 赏识 nǐ 你 de 的 yǒng qì 勇气。 I admire your courage.
5		tā 他 zhèng zài 正在 rèn zhēn 认真 de 地 shí zì 识字。 He is diligently learning to read.