知道
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
知道 (zhīdào) · to know
知道 (zhīdào) means “to know”. It is written with 2 characters: 知 (to know) + 道 (road). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 知道 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)
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我不知道他的名字。Wǒ bù zhīdào tā de míngzi.I don't know his name.
你知道图书馆在哪儿吗？Nǐ zhīdào túshūguǎn zài nǎr ma?Do you know where the library is?
Questions about 知道
What does 知道 mean?
知道 (zhīdào) means “to know”.
How do you pronounce 知道?
知道 is pronounced zhīdào.
Which HSK level is 知道?
知道 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 知识zhīshiknowledge
- 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
- 道理dàolireason
- 道路dàolùroad
Learn 知道 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.