周知

Chinese

		encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful	to know; to be aware
trad. (周知)		周	知
simp. #(周知)		周	知

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōuzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄡ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ zi¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiu-ti

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōuzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄡ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhoujhih
    • Wade–Giles: chou¹-chih¹
    • Yale: jōu-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: joujy
    • Palladius: чжоучжи (čžoučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau¹ zi¹
    • Yale: jāu jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiu-ti
    • Tâi-lô: tsiu-ti
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciu'dy
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siu³³ ti³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ ti⁴⁴/

Verb

周知

1. (literary) to be known by all

Derived terms

• 如所周知
• 眾所周知 / 众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
周	知
しゅう Grade: 4	ち Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕɨːt͡ɕi]
• (Tokyo) しゅうち [shúꜜùchì] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

周(しゅう)知(ち) • (shūchi) 

1. common knowledge, being well-known, making (something) well-known

   周知(しゅうち)の事実(じじつ)

   shūchi no jijitsu

   well-known fact

Verb

周(しゅう)知(ち)する • (shūchi suru) suru (stem 周(しゅう)知(ち)し (shūchi shi), past 周(しゅう)知(ち)した (shūchi shita))

1. to make (something) well-known

Conjugation

Conjugation of "周知する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	周知し	しゅうちし	shūchi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	周知し	しゅうちし	shūchi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	周知する	しゅうちする	shūchi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	周知する	しゅうちする	shūchi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	周知すれ	しゅうちすれ	shūchi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	周知せよ¹ 周知しろ²	しゅうちせよ¹ しゅうちしろ²	shūchi seyo¹ shūchi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	周知される	しゅうちされる	shūchi sareru
Causative	周知させる 周知さす	しゅうちさせる しゅうちさす	shūchi saseru shūchi sasu
Potential	周知できる	しゅうちできる	shūchi dekiru
Volitional	周知しよう	しゅうちしよう	shūchi shiyō
Negative	周知しない	しゅうちしない	shūchi shinai
Negative continuative	周知せず	しゅうちせず	shūchi sezu
Formal	周知します	しゅうちします	shūchi shimasu
Perfective	周知した	しゅうちした	shūchi shita
Conjunctive	周知して	しゅうちして	shūchi shite
Hypothetical conditional	周知すれば	しゅうちすれば	shūchi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “周知”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
周	知

Noun

周知 • (juji) (hangeul 주지)

1. hanja form^? of 주지 (“being generally known; especially in the collocation 주지의 사실 (juji-ui sasil, “well-known fact; common knowledge”)”)