知己 zhī jǐ — to know oneself

Meanings

1. 1

   to know oneself

   to know oneself; to be intimate or close; intimate friend

   noun

Character breakdown

• 知

  zhī (first tone, high and level)

  to know, to be aware of, to realise; knowledge; to inform

  8 strokes⿰矢口Radical 矢

Words containing 知

• 知道zhīdào (first tone, high and level)to know (a fact)
• 通知tōng (first tone, high and level) zhī (first tone, high and level)to notify
• 不知bù (fourth tone, falling) zhī (first tone, high and level)not to know
• 知识/知識zhī (first tone, high and level) shi (neutral tone)intellectual
• 得知dé (second tone, rising) zhī (first tone, high and level)to find out
• 知名zhī (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)well-known; famous
• 告知gào (fourth tone, falling) zhī (first tone, high and level)to inform
• 无知/無知wú (second tone, rising) zhī (first tone, high and level)ignorant
• 认知/認知rèn (fourth tone, falling) zhī (first tone, high and level)cognition
• 知觉/知覺zhī (first tone, high and level) jué (second tone, rising)perception
• 众所周知/眾所周知zhòng (fourth tone, falling) suǒ (third tone, dipping) zhōu (first tone, high and level) zhī (first tone, high and level)see 眾所周知|众所周知[zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī]
• 不知不觉/不知不覺bù (fourth tone, falling) zhī (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling) jué (second tone, rising)unconsciously
• 不为人知/不為人知bù (fourth tone, falling) wéi (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising) zhī (first tone, high and level)not known to anyone
• 一无所知/一無所知yī (first tone, high and level) wú (second tone, rising) suǒ (third tone, dipping) zhī (first tone, high and level)not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
• 知名度zhī (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising) dù (fourth tone, falling)reputation
• 知足zhī (first tone, high and level) zú (second tone, rising)content with one's situation
• 通知书/通知書tōng (first tone, high and level) zhī (first tone, high and level) shū (first tone, high and level)written notice