众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī) · as everyone knows
众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī) means “as everyone knows”. It is written with 4 characters: 众 (multitude) + 所 (measure word for schools, houses) + 周 (week) + 知 (to know). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 众所周知 is built
The characters
众 zhòng · multitude
What 众 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Three people 人 representing a crowd (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
所 suǒ · measure word for schools, houses
What 所 is made of
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 斤jīn — catty
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: An axe 斤 swung at a door 户 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
周 zhōu · week
What 周 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Border 冂 around land 土 with a well 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
知 zhī · to know
What 知 is made of
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 矢 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 众所周知
What does 众所周知 mean?
众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī) means “as everyone knows”.
How do you pronounce 众所周知?
众所周知 is pronounced zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī.
Which HSK level is 众所周知?
众所周知 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 观众guānzhòngaudience
- 听众tīngzhòngaudience
- 大众dàzhòngthe public
- 群众qúnzhòngthe masses
- 所以suǒyǐso
- 所有suǒyǒuall
- 场所chǎngsuǒplace
- 所长suǒzhǎngdirector
- 无所谓wúsuǒwèito not care
- 因为所以yīnwèi suǒyǐbecause…, so…
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 240: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.