知識 (zhīshi) — knowledge; learning; what one knows

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知識 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)

知識＝知＋識

ㄓ ˙ㄕ · zhīshi

noun — knowledge; learning; what one knows

字源 FORM — what the parts do

知to know (知道的知)zhī矢 (arrow) + 口 (mouth): words that fly true and hit their mark — knowing is speaking what lands right

識to recognize; knowledge (認識的識)shi言 (speech) + 戠 (phonetic shí; also: to weave/perceive patterns): recognizing the pattern in what is spoken

知識，知道的知，認識的識。