知识
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 4
知识 (zhīshi) · knowledge
知识 (zhīshi) means “knowledge”. It is written with 2 characters: 知 (to know) + 识 (to know). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 知识 is built
The characters
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)
识 shí · to know
What 识 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
书里有很多知识。Shū lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhīshi.Books contain a lot of knowledge.
学知识很重要。Xué zhīshi hěn zhòngyào.Gaining knowledge is important.
Questions about 知识
What does 知识 mean?
知识 (zhīshi) means “knowledge”.
How do you pronounce 知识?
知识 is pronounced zhīshi.
Which HSK level is 知识?
知识 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 通知tōngzhīto notify
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 无知wúzhīignorant
- 须知xūzhīnotice
- 知觉zhījuéconsciousness
- 知足常乐zhīzúchánglècontentment brings happiness
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 认识rènshito know (a person)
- 常识chángshícommon sense
Learn 知识 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.