識

See also: 识, 䛊, and 讖

識	U+8B58, 識 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8B58

← 譗
[U+8B57]

CJK Unified Ideographs

譙 →
[U+8B59]

識	U+F9FC, 識 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9FC

← 炙
[U+F9FB]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

什 →
[U+F9FD]

Translingual

Japanese	識
Simplified	识
Traditional	識

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1181, character 17
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35974
Dae Jaweon: page 1644, character 28
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4019, character 16
Unihan data for U+8B58

Unihan data for U+F9FC

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 識
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (戠) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
識	tjɯɡs, hljɯɡ
幟	tjɯɡs, tʰjɯɡs, *hljɯɡs
織	tjɯɡs, tjɯɡ
熾	*tʰjɯɡs
樴	dɯːɡ, tjɯɡ
職	*tjɯɡ
軄	*tjɯɡ
戠	*tjɯɡ
膱	*tjɯɡ
蟙	*tjɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tjɯɡs, *hljɯɡ) : semantic 言 (“say”) + phonetic 戠 (OC *tjɯɡ).

Etymology 1

trad.		識
simp.		识^*
alternative forms		𧨺𧬣𧥾

Pronunciation

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Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 識

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)
我唔識普通話。我唔識講普通話。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我唔识普通话。我唔识讲普通话。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ m⁴ sik¹ pou² tung¹ waa^6-2. ngo⁵ m⁴ sik¹ gong² pou² tung¹ waa^6-2. [Jyutping]
I don't know Mandarin. I don't know how to speak Mandarin.

中國人好識食。中國人好識做生意。 [Cantonese, trad.]
中国人好识食。中国人好识做生意。 [Cantonese, simp.]
zung¹ gwok³ jan⁴ hou² sik¹ sik⁶. zung¹ gwok³ jan⁴ hou² sik¹ zou⁶ saang¹ ji³. [Jyutping]
Chinese people really know how to eat (to appreciate, to be discerning, to enjoy, to be skilled, to savor). Chinese are good at business.
to appreciate; to recognise the worth of
to distinguish; to discriminate
knowledge; experience
(Buddhism) mind; consciousness; viññāṇa
^† bosom friend; acquaintance
^† thought; awareness
^† (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 適／适 (shì, “just now”).

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 認識 (“to know (somebody)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		認識
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	認識
	Taiwan	認識
	Singapore	認識
Cantonese	Guangzhou	識得, 識
	Hong Kong	識得, 識
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	識
	Yangjiang	識得, 識
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	識
	Singapore (Guangfu)	識
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	識得
Hakka	Meixian	識, 識得
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	識
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	識
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	識
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	識
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	識
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	識
	Senai (Huiyang)	識
Jin	Taiyuan	認得
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	捌, 捌傳
Southern Min	Xiamen	捌
	Quanzhou	捌
	Shishi	捌
	Zhangzhou	捌
	Taipei	捌
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	捌
	Kaohsiung	捌
	Yilan	捌
	Changhua (Lukang)	捌
	Taichung	捌
	Tainan	捌
	Hsinchu	捌
	Kinmen	捌
	Penghu (Magong)	捌
	Penang (Hokkien)	捌
	Singapore (Hokkien)	捌
	Manila (Hokkien)	捌
	Chaozhou	捌
	Shantou	捌
	Shantou (Chenghai)	捌
	Jieyang	捌
	Bangkok (Teochew)	捌
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	捌
	Singapore (Teochew)	捌
	Leizhou	捌
	Wenchang	捌
	Haikou	捌
	Singapore (Hainanese)	捌
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	捌, 捌得
Wu	Shanghai	認得, 相熟 dated
	Suzhou	認得
	Wuxi	認識
	Wenzhou	識

Dialectal synonyms of 會 (“to know how to; to be able to”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		會
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	會
	Taiwan	會
	Malaysia	會
	Singapore	會
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	會
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	會
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	會
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	會, 曉得
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	會
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	會
Cantonese	Guangzhou	會, 識, 識得, 曉
	Hong Kong	識, 識得, 曉
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	識
	Macau	識
	Taishan	會, 識, 識領, 曉, 曉領
	Yangjiang	會, 識
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	識
	Penang (Guangfu)	識
	Singapore (Guangfu)	識
Gan	Nanchang	會, 曉得
Hakka	Meixian	會, 識得, 曉, 曉得
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	曉得, 會
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	曉得, 會
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	曉得, 會
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	曉得, 曉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	曉得, 會
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	會, 會曉
	Hong Kong	曉
	Sabah (Bao'an)	曉
	Kuching (Hepo)	曉
Jin	Taiyuan	會
Northern Min	Jian'ou	惡
Northern Min	Jianyang (Huangkeng)	解
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	會
Southern Min	Xiamen	會, 會曉
	Quanzhou	會, 會曉
	Zhangzhou	會, 會曉
	Taipei	會, 會曉
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	會, 會曉
	Kaohsiung	會, 會曉
	Yilan	會, 會曉
	Changhua (Lukang)	會, 會曉
	Taichung	會, 會曉
	Tainan	會, 會曉
	Hsinchu	會
	Kinmen	會
	Penghu (Magong)	會
	Singapore (Hokkien)	會曉
	Manila (Hokkien)	會曉
	Medan (Hokkien)	會曉
	Chaozhou	會, 會曉
	Shantou	會, 會曉
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	會
	Singapore (Teochew)	會曉
	Wenchang	捌
	Qionghai	捌
	Singapore (Hainanese)	捌
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	捌, 捌得
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	識
Wu	Shanghai	會, 曉得
	Suzhou	會
	Wenzhou	會
Xiang	Changsha	會, 曉得
Xiang	Shuangfeng	會, 曉得

Compounds

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Etymology 2

trad.		識
simp.		识^*

Pronunciation

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Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 識

^† to put a mark
^† to remember
- 夫子曰：「小子識之，苛政猛於虎也。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  夫子曰：「小子识之，苛政猛于虎也。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Fūzǐ yuē: “Xiǎozǐ zhì zhī, kēzhèng měng yú hǔ yě.” [Pinyin]
  The Master then said, "Remember this, my little children. Oppressive government is more terrible than tigers."
^† mark; sign
^† flag
^† raised words on an ancient bell or cauldron

Compounds

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Etymology 3

trad.		識
simp.		识^*

Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pat / bat

(Teochew, Peng'im): bag⁴

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pat
  - Tâi-lô: pat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pad
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines): /pat̚⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kinmen, Singapore): /pat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Taichung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bat
  - Tâi-lô: bat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bad
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan): /bat̚³²/
  - IPA (Yilan): /bat̚²/

Note:

Zhangzhou:
- pat - only “to know”.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: bag⁴
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pak
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /pak̚²/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 識

(Southern Min) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 捌 (“to know”).