识

shí

recognize, understand, know

How to write 识, stroke by stroke

to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]; to record; to write a footnote

Pictophonetic: semantic 讠 (speech), phonetic 只

Made of 讠 + 只

认识rèn shito know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
意识yì shíconsciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize
知识zhī shiknowledge; intellectual
见识jiàn shito gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge; experience; insight
识别shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
相识xiāng shíto get to know each other; acquaintance
共识gòng shícommon understanding; consensus
潜意识qián yì shíunconscious mind; subconscious mind; subconsciousness
常识cháng shícommon sense; general knowledge
识字shí zìto learn to read; able to read; literate
结识jié shíto get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time
无意识wú yì shíunconscious; involuntary

你是怎么认识他的？
nǐ shì zěn me rèn shi tā de ？
How did you get to know him?
有一天你会意识到它。
yǒu yì tiān nǐ huì yì shí dào tā 。
The day will come when you will realize it.
知识就是力量。
zhī shi jiù shì lì liàng 。
Knowledge is power.
这看起来似曾相识。
zhè kàn qǐ lái sì céng xiāng shí 。
It seems so familiar.
他是个孤儿，而且不识字。
tā shì gè gū ér ， ér qiě bù shí zì 。
He was an orphan and illiterate.