认识
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
认识 (rènshi) · to know (a person)
认识 (rènshi) means “to know (a person); to recognize”. It is written with 2 characters: 认 (to know) + 识 (to know). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 认识 is built
The characters
认 rèn · to know
What 认 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 人 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
我认识他。Wǒ rènshi tā.I know him.
你认识这个字吗？Nǐ rènshi zhège zì ma?Do you know this character?
Questions about 认识
What does 认识 mean?
认识 (rènshi) means “to know (a person); to recognize”.
How do you pronounce 认识?
认识 is pronounced rènshi.
Which HSK level is 认识?
认识 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 认真rènzhēnserious
- 认为rènwéito think
- 否认fǒurènto deny
- 认出rènchūto recognize
- 认得rèndeto know
- 认可rènkěto approve
- 承认chéngrènto admit
- 确认quèrènto confirm
- 辨认biànrènto identify
- 公认gōngrèngenerally recognized
Learn 认识 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.