How to write 识 (shí, “to know”)
识, an HSK 1 character, is read shí for “to know” and “knowledge”, and also zhì (“to record”). The traditional form is 識, 19 strokes instead of 7. On its own it is an HSK 6 word; it also forms 认识 (“to know”), 知识 (“knowledge”) and 常识 (“common sense”). Japanese keeps the traditional 識, read shiki (“discriminating”).
- Pinyin
- shí, zhì
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 讠 (“speech”)
- Traditional
- 識
Stroke by stroke
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- 2
- 3
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- 7
As a left-right character it splits into 讠 (“speech”, the radical), strokes 1–2; 只 (“only”), strokes 3–7, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → downwards → up and right
- topdownwards
- toprightwards → down and left
- centerrightwards
- centerdown and left
- rightdown and right
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 识 · 7 strokes
- Traditional
- 識 · 19 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| shí second tone | to know; knowledge | 識 | 常识 意识 识别 学识 |
| zhì fourth tone | to record; to write a footnote | 識 | — |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
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- Words with it
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Words with 识
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 识 識 | shí | to know; knowledge HSK 6 |
| 认识 認識 | rènshi | to know; to recognize HSK 1 |
| 知识 知識 | zhīshi | knowledge; intellectual HSK 4 |
| 常识 常識 | chángshí | common sense; general knowledge HSK 5 |
| 意识 意識 | yìshí | consciousness; awareness HSK 5 |
| 识别 識別 | shíbié | to distinguish; to discern HSK 6 |
| 学识 學識 | xuéshí | erudition; scholarly knowledge HSK 7-9 |
| 见识 見識 | jiànshi | to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself HSK 7-9 |
| 知识分子 知識分子 | zhīshifènzǐ | intellectual; intelligentsia HSK 7-9 |
| 下意识 下意識 | xiàyìshí | subconscious mind HSK 7-9 |
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