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识
識
shí
1. to know
2. knowledge
3. Taiwan pr. <shì>
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

识
shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
HSK 1 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

共识
gòngshí
common understanding
卓识
zhuóshí
superior judgement
博识
bóshí
knowledgeable
学识
xuéshí
erudition
常识
chángshí
common sense
HSK 5
意识
yìshí
consciousness
HSK 6
才识
cáishí
ability and insight
渊识
yuānshí
erudite and sophisticated
熟识
shúshi
to be well acquainted with
相识
xiāngshí
to get to know each other
知识
zhīshi
intellectual
HSK 4
结识
jiéshí
to get to know sb
胆识
dǎnshí
courage and insight
旧识
jiùshí
former acquaintance
见识
jiànshi
knowledge and experience
认识
rènshi
to know
HSK 1
识别
shíbié
to distinguish
HSK 6
识力
shílì
discernment
识字
shízì
to learn to read
识度
shídù
knowledge and experience

Alternate Entries

识
zhì
to record / to write a footnote

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
339
Word Frequency Rank
953 of 84,292

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