Read Edit View history 知 zhī HSK1 know Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 矢 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Transfer of knowledge is done through speech. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 知 Simp strokes 知 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 知 Simp strokes 知 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 知 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 303, 796 ], [ 335, 756 ], [ 307, 672 ], [ 238, 553 ], [ 153, 467 ] ], [ [ 267, 550 ], [ 330, 552 ], [ 382, 561 ], [ 460, 588 ], [ 510, 596 ], [ 534, 593 ] ], [ [ 93, 319 ], [ 126, 311 ], [ 166, 312 ], [ 452, 380 ], [ 519, 387 ], [ 542, 382 ] ], [ [ 334, 527 ], [ 368, 504 ], [ 379, 486 ], [ 357, 326 ], [ 333, 250 ], [ 286, 164 ], [ 226, 99 ], [ 170, 58 ], [ 123, 35 ] ], [ [ 413, 260 ], [ 498, 186 ], [ 515, 157 ], [ 522, 122 ] ], [ [ 554, 469 ], [ 581, 443 ], [ 593, 410 ], [ 632, 143 ] ], [ [ 610, 464 ], [ 634, 453 ], [ 809, 491 ], [ 851, 470 ], [ 862, 457 ], [ 827, 289 ], [ 803, 273 ] ], [ [ 654, 204 ], [ 666, 218 ], [ 786, 240 ], [ 839, 241 ], [ 866, 233 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 271 565 Q 304 608 327 654 Q 354 709 380 754 Q 390 767 373 782 Q 327 815 299 809 Q 287 805 291 790 Q 312 679 194 529 Q 188 526 144 469 Q 137 453 152 458 Q 188 468 259 549 L 271 565 Z", "M 373 537 Q 535 579 540 583 Q 549 592 544 600 Q 537 612 506 618 Q 475 622 444 609 Q 410 596 370 584 Q 327 574 276 566 Q 273 566 271 565 C 245 560 245 560 259 549 Q 278 530 326 529 L 373 537 Z", "M 387 342 Q 454 358 535 369 Q 553 370 554 379 Q 555 392 536 403 Q 500 418 395 388 L 338 376 Q 191 345 98 334 Q 85 333 81 324 Q 77 312 94 300 Q 139 270 181 285 Q 268 315 329 329 L 387 342 Z", "M 329 329 Q 293 152 119 41 Q 106 31 119 28 Q 134 28 169 43 Q 224 68 264 108 Q 310 148 333 193 Q 343 214 353 233 Q 377 284 387 342 L 395 388 Q 407 460 421 486 Q 430 505 413 514 Q 398 524 373 537 C 347 551 315 557 326 529 Q 326 526 329 520 Q 350 484 338 376 L 329 329 Z", "M 410 240 Q 447 197 492 135 Q 505 113 520 107 Q 529 106 537 114 Q 550 126 543 170 Q 537 212 476 242 Q 436 261 414 271 Q 407 277 403 265 Q 402 252 410 240 Z", "M 601 466 Q 591 472 564 478 Q 551 482 547 477 Q 540 470 548 453 Q 582 362 596 218 Q 597 175 620 145 Q 636 121 643 137 Q 652 159 649 197 L 645 235 Q 623 392 619 434 C 616 459 616 459 601 466 Z", "M 848 260 Q 869 398 912 442 Q 930 463 913 481 Q 826 541 775 510 Q 706 485 601 466 C 572 461 589 432 619 434 Q 635 434 656 440 Q 798 467 805 460 Q 821 447 819 419 Q 810 335 796 267 C 790 238 843 230 848 260 Z", "M 649 197 Q 658 196 670 198 Q 731 211 862 221 Q 874 222 876 233 Q 876 242 848 260 L 796 267 Q 792 268 788 266 Q 709 245 645 235 C 615 230 619 198 649 197 Z" ] } 8 strokes 知 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 297, 806 ], [ 337, 761 ], [ 311, 683 ], [ 251, 574 ], [ 148, 461 ] ], [ [ 265, 555 ], [ 540, 600 ] ], [ [ 86, 320 ], [ 152, 311 ], [ 548, 389 ] ], [ [ 333, 533 ], [ 382, 484 ], [ 333, 252 ], [ 236, 110 ], [ 121, 32 ] ], [ [ 409, 263 ], [ 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356,474 338,376C332,345 332,345 329,329Z", "M410,240C433,211 463,178 492,135C505,116 520,98 537,114C545,123 547,141 543,170C538,198 516,223 476,242C449,255 427,263 414,271C403,278 395,259 410,240Z", "M601,466C582,475 529,499 548,453C572,393 588,315 596,218C598,190 605,166 620,145C647,106 648,164 649,197C649,210 646,223 645,235C631,330 621,406 619,434C619,446 612,461 601,466Z", "M848,260C862,352 883,413 912,442C924,456 926,472 913,481C856,524 811,527 775,510C730,490 671,479 601,466C589,464 607,434 619,434C638,434 716,454 779,461C811,466 821,452 819,419C814,363 805,313 796,267C793,250 845,243 848,260Z", "M649,197C673,195 675,204 862,221C896,225 858,253 848,260C834,270 813,270 796,267C781,264 731,249 645,235C633,233 636,197 649,197Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment 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