智能
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
智能 (zhìnéng) · smart
智能 (zhìnéng) means “smart; intelligent”. It is written with 2 characters: 智 (wisdom) + 能 (can). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 智能 is built
The characters
智 zhì · wisdom
What 智 is made of
- 知zhī — to know
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Known 知 clearly 日; 知 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
能 néng · can
What 能 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- ⺼ — meat
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A bear's head 厶, body ⺼, and claws 匕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一部智能手机。Zhè shì yī bù zhìnéng shǒujī.This is a smartphone.
你家有智能电视吗？Nǐ jiā yǒu zhìnéng diànshì ma?Do you have a smart TV at home?
Questions about 智能
What does 智能 mean?
智能 (zhìnéng) means “smart; intelligent”.
How do you pronounce 智能?
智能 is pronounced zhìnéng.
Which HSK level is 智能?
智能 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 智力zhìlìintelligence
- 智慧zhìhuìwisdom
- 机智jīzhìquick-witted
- 理智lǐzhìreason
- 明智míngzhìwise
- 智商zhìshāngIQ
- 可能kěnéngmaybe
- 能够nénggòucan
- 只能zhǐnéngcan only
- 才能cáinéngtalent
Learn 智能 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.