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知 = 矢 + 口

知 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “know”. It is built from 矢 (arrow) and 口 (mouth). It appears as a component in 8 other characters in this index.

Keyword
know
Pinyin (Mandarin)
zhī
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
know, perceive, comprehend, знать, понимать, perceive, comprehend
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
知 know

Decomposition

ids

  1. 矢 arrow
  2. 口 mouth

Characters that contain 知

How to find 知 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “arrow” + “mouth”. 知 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 知 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.