shí

Whole syllable:shíVideo guide
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.know; recognize; understand

    • sù bù xiāng shí

      never met

    • tā yī zì bù shí

      He doesn't know a single character.

    • yǒu yǎn bù shí tài shān

      泰山

      have eyes but fail to see Mount Taishan

  • 2

    n.knowledge; insight

    • zhuó shí

      sagacity

    • yǒu shí zhī shì

      person of insight

    • cháng shí

      general or elementary knowledge

Words and phrases with 识

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "shí", "识" means "know, recognize", such as 识字" and "见识"; when pronounced as "zhì", "识" is a classical Chinese word, and means "signs", now is still used in the words such as "款识".

Similar-form characters to 识

Chinese Characters with pinyin shí

  • season; current
  • solid; true
  • ten; topmost
  • eat; food
  • rock; stone inscription