知

Descendants

 * ( character derived from )

Glyph origin
Originally the same character as, used interchangeably. In, – to transmit knowledge. In the period,  corrupted into  and became a sound component. In script the component  started being dropped, arriving at the modern form.

Etymology
The two pronunciations are cognate. The word is possibly of Sino-Tibetan origin, compare 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Cognate with.

Definitions

 * 1) to know; to understand; to comprehend
 * 2)  to cause to know; to tell; to inform
 * 3)  to administer; to take charge of
 * 4)  to distinguish
 * 5)  to appreciate
 * 6)  to be close friends; close friends
 * 7)  to perceive
 * 8)  to participate in; to have a hand in
 * 9)  to hear; to listen
 * 10)  knowledge
 * 11)   the Middle Chinese initial of
 * 1)  to distinguish
 * 2)  to appreciate
 * 3)  to be close friends; close friends
 * 4)  to perceive
 * 5)  to participate in; to have a hand in
 * 6)  to hear; to listen
 * 7)  knowledge
 * 8)   the Middle Chinese initial of
 * 1)  to hear; to listen
 * 2)  knowledge
 * 3)   the Middle Chinese initial of
 * 1)   the Middle Chinese initial of
 * 1)   the Middle Chinese initial of

Kanji

 * 1) to know
 * 2) wisdom

Compounds

 * : perception
 * : the mind
 * : perception
 * : the mind
 * : the mind
 * : the mind

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) wisdom

Compounds

 * 知人 (지인, ji-in): acquaintance
 * 知識 (지식, ji-sik) : knowledge