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[粵] zi1 | [國] zhi1 [1] [v] know; understand; be aware of [2] [n] knowledge; learning [3] [v] inform; notify; tell [4] [n] bosom/intimate friend [5] [v] [literary] administer; be in charge of [粵] zi3 | [國] zhi4 variant of 智, notably 知識 Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 8
Level: 1
Radical: 矢 (#111)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 和 |
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This word has been viewed 26610 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Jun 2013 06:10 |
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冷暖自知
laang5 nyun5 zi6 zi1 = self- awareness; lit. the person who drinks it knows best if its hot or cold (Zen proverb)
知道
zi1 dou6*3 = to know
我唔知
ngo5 m4 zi1 = "I don't know" 粵
不知道
bat1 zi1 dou6*3 = do not know 國
唔知道
m4 zi1 dou6*3 = do not know 粵
唔知
m4 zi1 = do not know; not sure 粵
未知
mei6 zi1 = unknown
早知
zou2 zi1 = know earlier
知識
zi1 sik1 = knowledge; learning
知名
zi1 ming4 = well known, famousSee all 177 compounds (CantoDict reports 182 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 33 examples containing 知
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 his name had already been mentioned we could have 因為唔知底細所以暫時噉叫佢.)] Legend 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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Unicode code for this character: U+77e5 (off-site link)
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