TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
知
知 ＝ 矢 ＋ 口
ㄓ · zhī
verb — to know
字源 FORM — what the parts do
矢義an arrow
An arrow (矢) beside a mouth (口) — the one who knows answers straight and fast as a shot: 知道、知識. Add the sun below and it ripens into 智, wisdom.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一問，他開口（口）就答，像箭（矢）離弦。
Asked once, the mouth (口) answers — quick as an arrow (矢) off the string.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)知道— to know常用
→知識、知名— knowledge; known to all
→通知— to notify — making known
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension