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識

简识 · 繁識

Mandarin · pinyin shí#

to know
knowledge
Taiwan pr. shì

Mandarin · pinyin zhì#

to record
to write a footnote

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识: shí · shì · recognize, understand, know

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2 · shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sik1 · zi3

Cantonese word readings for 識. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to know; to realise; to be aware
(Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Wu) to recognise; to be familiar with; to know (especially someone or how to do something)
to appreciate; to recognise the worth of
to distinguish; to discriminate
knowledge; experience
(Teochew) sharp; smart
(Buddhism) mind; consciousness; vijnana
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bosom friend; acquaintance
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) thought; awareness
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 適 /适 (“just now”)

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to put a mark
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to remember
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mark; sign
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) flag
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) raised words on an ancient bell or cauldron

character · Etymology 3

(Southern Min) alternative form of 捌 (“to know”)

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