識
shízhì HSK6

recognize

识 (識) shí frequency
know verb
to know, recognize, or be acquainted with

我与他虽有一面之交，却不识其人。

wǒ yǔ tā suī yǒu yī​miàn​zhī​jiāo, què bù shí qí​rén.

Though I have met him once, I don't really know him.

appreciate idiom
to be able to recognize the value or good intentions of someone or something (often used in negative forms)

你这孩子怎么不识好歹？

nǐ zhèi hái​zi zěn​me bù shí hǎo​dǎi?

Why don't you know what's good for you, child?

knowledge idiom
knowledge, insight, or understanding

他是一个非常有胆有识的领导者。

tā shì yī gè fēi​cháng yǒu​dǎn​yǒu​shí de lǐng​dǎo​zhě.

He is a leader with great courage and insight.

识 (識) zhì
annotate noun
to write a footnote, inscription, or postscript on a document or work of art

他在书页的空白处加了简短的题识。

tā zài shū​yè de kóng​bái​chù jiā le jiǎn​duǎn de tí zhì.

He added a brief inscription in the margin of the page.

record noun
to record, remember, or mark down information

博闻强识是一个学者的基本素质。

bó​wén qiáng zhì shì yī gè xué​zhě de jī​běn sù​zhì.

A wide range of knowledge and a powerful memory are fundamental qualities of a scholar.

Frequency
Character
Written text
340th most common 647.1 per million
Movie subtitles
350th most common 445.7 per million appears in 86% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3.10 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
23.8 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Simplified
识
Strokes
19
Unicode
U+8B58

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)