知 (zi1 zi3 | zhi1 {zhi4}) : know, understand, comprehend

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知

zi1 zi3

zhi1 {zhi4}

[1] [v] know; understand; comprehend; feel; recognize; be aware of
[2] knowledge
[3] [v] acquaint; be familiar with; befriend
[4] [v] control; operate; direct
[5] [v] wait on

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 矢 (#111)

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

知

Don't confuse with:
和

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 02:45

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知道 zi1 dou6*3 zhi1 dao5 = to know

我唔知 ngo5 m4 zi1 = "I don't know" 粵

不知道 bat1 zi1 dou6*3 bu4 zhi1 dao4 = do not know 國

唔知道 m4 zi1 dou6*3 m2 zhi1 dao4 = do not know 粵

唔知 m4 zi1 m2 zhi1 = do not know; not sure 粵

未知 mei6 zi1 wei4 zhi1 = unknown

早知 zou2 zi1 = know earlier

知名 zi1 ming4 zhi1 ming2 = well known, famous

先知 sin1 zi1 xian1 zhi1 = prophet

知士 zi1 si6*2 = cheese
See all 155 compounds (CantoDict reports 159 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 28 examples containing 知

我唔知邊個送邊度粵
I don't know who's delivering [lunch] where.

我知你想點粵
I know what you want

我唔知你嘅地埗喺邊度。粵
I don't know where your address is.
[Lit. I not know your address at where.]

我都唔知點算粵
I don't know what to do either.
[[set phrase]]

唔知點解呢排成日都頭痛呀。粵
I don't know why I've been getting so many headaches lately.

你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.

都唔知你噏乜! 粵
I don't know what you're babbling about!

我乜嘢都知道晒！粵
I have discovered all.

因為唔知底細，所以暫時叫佢紅鬼粵
Since we don't have much information, we're calling him "red ghost" for now.
[Lit. because not-know exact-details, therefore temporarily call him red ghost. ("Red Ghost" here is a codename for a criminal. If it his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)]

唔好嘈住我啦，唔知有幾多嘢做粵 ?!
Don't disturb me, I'm up to my eyes in work.
[Lit. don't disturb me, don't know how-much work [to] do.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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