知足常乐 (zhīzúchánglè) · contentment brings happiness
知足常乐 (zhīzúchánglè) means “contentment brings happiness”. It is written with 4 characters: 知 (to know) + 足 (foot) + 常 (often) + 乐 (happy). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 知足常乐 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)
足 zú · foot
What 足 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The leg 口 above the foot (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
常 cháng · often
What 常 is made of
- 尚shàng — still
- ⺌ — structural part
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 巾 gives the meaning, 尚 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
乐 lè · happy
What 乐 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 樂, a musical instrument with wood 木, strings 幺, and a pick 白 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 知足常乐
What does 知足常乐 mean?
知足常乐 (zhīzúchánglè) means “contentment brings happiness”.
How do you pronounce 知足常乐?
知足常乐 is pronounced zhīzúchánglè.
Which HSK level is 知足常乐?
知足常乐 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 知识zhīshiknowledge
- 通知tōngzhīto notify
- 通知书tōngzhīshūnotice
- 无知wúzhīignorant
- 须知xūzhīnotice
- 知觉zhījuéconsciousness
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 满足mǎnzúsatisfied
- 足够zúgòuenough
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 235: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.