識 (sik1 zi3 | shi2 shi4 zhi4) : know; remember

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識

sik1 zi3

shi2 shi4 zhi4

[粵]sik1 [國]shi2 shi4
[1] [v] know; recognize; discern
[2] [n] knowledge; opinion; view

[粵]zi3 [國]zhi4
[1] [v] remember; commit to memory
[2] [n] mark; sign; symbol

1. Pinyin shi2 is China's reading; shi4 is Taiwan's.
2. The zi3/zhi4 pair is used only in literary context.

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Stroke count: 19

Level: 1

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

識 / 识

Don't confuse with:
職

This word has been viewed 29097 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jan 2014 09:54

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識得 sik1 dak1 shi4 de2 = to know; to recognize 粵

知識 zi1 sik1 zhi1 shi5 = knowledge; learning

相識 soeng1 sik1 xiang1 shi2 = acquaintance; (of two or more people) to know one another

不打不相識 bat1 daa2 bat1 soeng1 sik1 bu4 da3 bu4 xiang1 shi2 = out of blows friendship grows

認識 jing6 sik1 ren4 shi5 = to know, to recognize

不認識 bat1 jing6 sik1 bu4*2 ren4 shi5 = do not recognise sth./sb. 國

見識 gin3 sik1 jian4 shi5 = experience, general knowledge

識別 sik1 bit6 shi2 bie2 = to distinguish

意識 ji3 sik1 yi4 shi4 = consciousness; to be conscious of; to be aware of

標識 biu1 zi3 biao1 zhi4 = logo; identity

常識 soeng4 sik1 chang2 shi2 = common sense; general knowledge

共識 gung6 sik1 gong4 shi4 = consensus

知識產權 zi1 sik1 caan2 kyun4 zhi1 shi5 chan3 quan2 = intellectual property

學識 hok6 sik1 xue2 shi4 = learning plus insight; knowledge; acquirements

熟識 suk6 sik1 = be familiar with; know well

意識形態 ji3 sik1 jing4 taai3 = ideology

有眼不識泰山 jau5 ngaan5 bat1 sik1 taai3 saan1 = entertain an angel unawares 國

識趣 sik1 ceoi3 = to know how to behave in a delicate situation; tactful

不識 bat1 sik1 = to fail to see; not to know; not to appreciate 國

識飲識食 sik1 jam2 sik1 sik6 = gourmandize

知慳識儉 zi1 haan1 sik1 gim6 = thrift 粵

意識到 ji3 sik1 dou3*2 = to wake up/notice/realize

識字 sik1 zi6 = literate

唔識字嘅 m4 sik1 zi6 ge3 = illiterate 粵

唔識字嘅人 m4 sik1 zi6 ge3 jan4 = an illiterate person 粵

不識大體 bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 bu4 shi2 da4 ti3 = fail to see the larger issues; ignore the general interest 國

不識抬舉 bat1 sik1 toi4 geoi2 bu4 shi2 tai2 ju3 = fail to appreciate sb's kindness; not know how to appreciate favors 國

不識時務 bat1 sik1 si4 mou6 bu4 shi2 shi2 wu4 = not know/understand politics 國

結識 git3 sik1 jie2 shi4 = get to know

帶標識 daai3 biu1 zi3 dai4 biao1 shi4 = marker

有意識 jau5 ji3 sik1 you3 yi4 shi4 = conscious

技術知識 gei6 seot6 zi1 sik1 ji4 shu4 zhi1 shi5 = technical knowledge

失去意識 sat1 heoi3 ji3 sik1 shi1 qu4 yi4 shi4 = unconscious

知識份子 zi1 sik1 fan6 zi2 zhi1 shi2 fen4 zi3 = intellectual; learned person; intelligentsia

知識工程師 zi1 sik1 gung1 cing4 si1 zhi1 shi4 gong1 cheng2 shi1 = knowledge worker

背景知識 bui3 ging2 zi1 sik1 bei4 jing3 zhi1 shi5 = [n] cultural background

語音識別 jyu5 jam1 sik1 bit6 = speech recognition

辨識 bin6 sik1 bian4 shi2 = identify

知識界 zi1 sik1 gaai3 = intelligentsia

普通知識 pou2 tung1 zi1 sik1 = [n] common knowledge

三唔識七 saam1 m4 sik1 cat1 = to be strangers; to dismiss a remark as nonsense 粵

企業識別 kei5 jip6 sik1 bit6 qi3 ye4 shi2 bie2 = corporate identity

識彈唔識唱 sik1 taan4 m4 sik1 coeng3 = knows how to say something but not how to do it 粵

識別碼 sik1 bit6 maa5 shi2 bie2 ma3 = (numeric) identifier

看圖識字 hon3 tou4 sik1 zi6 kan4 tu2 shi2 zi4 = learn to read with the aid of pictures

一般見識 jat1 bun1 gin3 sik1 yi1 ban1 jian4 shi5 = normal, common (negative)

知識青年 zi1 sik1 cing1 nin4 zhi1 shi2 qing1 nian2 = young intellectual

似曾相識 ci5 cang4 soeng1 sik1 si4 ceng2 xiang1 shi2 = deja vu; faintly familiar

帶眼識人 daai3 ngaan5 sik1 jan4 = to decide whether someone is good or not

三九唔識七 saam1 gau2 m4 sik1 cat1 = nobody knows anybody else 粵

識嘢 sik1 je5 = to know what to do; to know how to manage things 粵

識穿 sik1 cyun1 = to reveal; to expose

識做 sik1 zou6 = to know what to do; to know how to manage things

唔多識 m4 do1 sik1 = have not learned to do something very well 粵

識食 sik1 sik6 = to have a good palate for food 粵

意識不良 ji3 sik1 bat1 loeng4 = bad intention

識!識你條毛 sik1! sik1 nei5 tiu4 mou4 = I don't know you 粵

我識你老鼠 ngo5 sik1 nei5 lou5 syu2 = I don't know you 粵

識識哋 sik1 sik1 dei2 = know a little bit 粵

不識相 bat1 sik1 soeng3 bu4 shi2 xiang4 = not tactful, not knowing how to avoid embarrassments (i.e., ignorant of how to save face) 國

識聽 sik1 teng1 = to understand something that is heard

略識之無 loek6 sik1 zi1 mou4 lve4 shi2 zhi1 wu2 = semi-literate

賞識 soeng2 sik1 shang3 shi2 = appreciate; appreciation; recognize; recognize the worth of

缺乏知識 kyut3 fat6 zi1 sik1 = lack of knowledge

知識貧乏 zi1 sik1 pan4 fat6 = lack of knowledge

好識 hou2 sik1 = to understand well 粵

唔打唔相識 m4 daa2 m4 soeng1 sik1 = if there are no mutual blows then no friendship grows 粵

識貨 sik1 fo3 shi2 huo4 = knowledgeable about goods

識睇人眉頭眼額 sik1 tai2 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6 = to be sensitive to the feelings of other people 粵

通識教育 tung1 sik1 gaau3 juk6 tong1 shi2 jiao4 yu4 = liberal education, liberal studies

知識淺薄 zi1 sik1 cin2 bok6 zhi1 shi5 qian3 bo2 = to have superficial knowledge

捉到鹿唔識脫角 zuk1 dou3*2 luk6 m4 sik1 tyut3 gok3 zhuo1 dao4 lu4 wu2 shi2 (PRC) shi4 (TW) tuo1 jiao3 = to have a good opportunity but not know to grasp hold of it 粵

目不識丁 muk6 bat1 sik1 ding1 mu4 bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) ding1 = illiterate; unable to even recognize the character 丁

不識之無 bat1 sik1 zi1 mou4 bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) zhi1 wu2 = totally illiterate; uneducated

唔識字 m4 sik1 zi6 wu2 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) zi4 = unable to read (Chinese); illiterate 粵

一字不識 jat1 zi6 bat1 sik1 yi1 zi4 bu4 shi4 (TW) / shi2 (PRC) = illiterate; unable to read even on character (word)

危機意識 ngai4 gei1 ji3 sik1 wei1 ji1 yi4 shi2 [PRC] / wei2 ji1 yi4 shi4 [TW] = sense of impending crisis or danger; crisis consciousness; crisis awareness

識時務者為俊傑 sik1 si4 mou6 ze2 wai4 zeon3 git6 shi4 [TW] shi2 [PRC] shi2 wu4 zhe3 wei2 jun4 jie2 = one can only be a hero when he is able to recognize the trend of current events; be accomodating to the present situation

公共標識 gung1 gung6 biu1 zi3 gong1 gong4 biao1 (PRC) shi2 / (TW) shi4 = public signage

下意識 haa6 ji3 sik1 xia4 yi4 shi2 (PRC) xia4 yi4 shi4 (TW) = subconscious

潛意識 cim4 ji3 sik1 qian2 yi4 shi2 (PRC) qian2 yi4 shi4 (TW) = subconscious

貪威識食 taam1 wai1 sik1 sik6 = sybarite (a person devoted to luxury and pleasure)

無意識 mou4 ji3 sik1 wu2 yi4 shi2 (PRC) wu2 yi4 shi4 (TW) = unconsciously

認識不能 jing6 sik1 bat1 nang4 ren4 shi4 bu4 neng2 = agnosia 國

手寫識別 sau2 se2 sik1 bit6 shou3 xie3 shi2 bie2 = handwriting recognition

語音意識 jyu5 jam1 ji3 sik1 yu3 yin1 yi4 shi4 = phonetic awareness

世界知識產權組織 sai3 gaai3 zi1 sik1 caan2 kyun4 zou2 zik1 = World Intellectual Property Organization

盲人識字系統 maang4 jan4 sik1 zi6 hai6 tung2 mang2 ren2 shi2 zi4 xi4 tong3 = braille (lit., "blind man's literacy system")

自我意識 zi6 ngo5 ji3 sik1 zi4 wo3 yi4 shi2 = ego

知書識墨 zi1 syu1 sik1 mak6 = literate 粵

知書識字 zi1 syu1 sik1 zi6 zhi1 shu1 shi2 zi4 = literate

意識流 ji3 sik1 lau4 yi4 shi2 liu2 = stream of consciousness

鑒識 gaam3 sik1 jian4 shi2 = Forensics 國

Showing 10 of 21 examples containing 識

佢唔識用筷子㗎粵
He/she doesn't know how to use chopsticks.

我唔識講廣東話粵
I don't speak Cantonese.

好開心識到你. 粵
Nice to meet you.
[(lit.) Very happy to have met you.]

我識聽廣東話粵
I understand [spoken] Cantonese.

我識講廣東話。粵
I know how to speak Cantonese.

全部都唔識呀粵
I don't know anything.
[Lit. everything also not know.]

佢識講好多俗語粵
He knows lots of slang.

我介紹我男朋友畀你識粵
Let me introduce my boyfriend.
[lit. I introduce me boyfriend give you know.]

你識唔識踢波呀？粵
Do you know how to play soccer?

返學可以識到好多同學仔。粵
Going to school can get to know a lot of classmates.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131529,131533#msg-131533]

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