识
Character Breakdown
识 = 讠 + 只
Words with a single focus — to know, knowledge
Radical: 讠 (no. 149)Strokes: 7Traditional: 識
View stroke order →Definitions
- (verb) to know
- knowledge
- Taiwan pr. [shi4]
Example Sentences
他见多识广，经验丰富。
Tā jiàn duō shí guǎng, jīngyàn fēngfù
He is well-informed and experienced
Words Containing 识
Related Words
一知半解(yī zhī bàn jiě)· lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
→好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇(hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng)· to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
→据我所知(jù wǒ suǒ zhī)· as far as I know
→略知一二(lüè zhī yī èr)· slight knowledge of sth
→Grammar Notes
HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 6
- HSK 2.0
- Not listed
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 6 list
识: New to the HSK lists at HSK 6. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 6 exam
Studying for HSK 6? Keep 识 with the rest of your level.
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