- 知 verbto knowto know; to be aware of; to realize or sense
- 子 nounson(bound form) son; child; offspring
- nothing compares tonothing or no one is better than; to be inferior to; used in contexts like 知子莫如父 (no one knows a son better than his father)
- 父 nounfather(bound form) father; male relative of an older generation