- 知 meaning[3] in English
To Know.
To Be Aware.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 知 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are arrow (矢) , and mouth (口)
Its radical[1] is: 矢 (shi3) which means: Arrow, Dart, Straight, To Vow, To Swear, Old Variant Of 屎[Shi3], .矢
In cangjie it is written with OKR
How to write 知
To write知 you should write a combination of 矢 , 口 arranged in a 吅 shape:
矢 + 口 = 知
知 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 知 should be followed in this specific way.
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 知, looks as follow:
知Pinyin:zhi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Know . To Be Aware
矢Pinyin:shi3
Meaning[3]: Arrow . Dart . Straight . To Vow . To Swear . Old Variant Of 屎[Shi3]
𠂉Pinyin:𠂉5 Shape:+
丿Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
大Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
口Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls