识别
Old HSK 6
识别 (shíbié) · to identify
识别 (shíbié) means “to identify; to recognise; to tell apart”. It is written with 2 characters: 识 (to know) + 别 (don't). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 识别 is built
The characters
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)
别 bié · don't
What 别 is made of
- 另lìng — another
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个软件能识别人的声音。Zhège ruǎnjiàn néng shíbié rén de shēngyīn.This software can recognise people's voices.
我识别不出哪个是真的。Wǒ shíbié bù chū nǎge shì zhēn de.I can't tell which one is real.
Questions about 识别
What does 识别 mean?
识别 (shíbié) means “to identify; to recognise; to tell apart”.
How do you pronounce 识别?
识别 is pronounced shíbié.
Which HSK level is 识别?
识别 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 认识rènshito know (a person)
- 知识zhīshiknowledge
- 常识chángshícommon sense
- 见多识广jiànduōshíguǎngexperienced and knowledgeable
- 意识yìshíconsciousness
- 别的biédeother
- 别人biérenother people
- 特别tèbiéespecially
- 分别fēnbiéto part
- 告别gàobiéto say goodbye
Learn 识别 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 164: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.