识shí · shi
knowledge, to know. 7 strokes, radical 讠, first met in HSK 1.
How to write 识
Strokes 1–2 write 讠, then strokes 3–7 write 只.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 识 · the stroke-order rules
What 识 is made of
讠 (yán, words) and 只 (zhī, only).
讠 carries the meaning — speech — and 只 carries the sound.
Words that use 识
| 识 | knowledge, to know 指懂得的道理和本领 他把学到的知识用于实践。He put the knowledge he had gained into practice. Lesson 642, 夜校识字 · 民惟邦本与政通人和 · Civic Harmony & Social Equity |
| 常识 | common sense, general knowledge 大家都应该知道的基本知识 防潮除湿是南方人的常识。Guarding against damp is simple common sense for people in the south. Lesson 254, 商务资产与物产流通 · 经世致用与格物致知 · Practical Wisdom & Scientific Inquiry |
| 意识 | awareness, consciousness 指人对某种事物的自觉认识 各方提高生态文明意识。All sides raised their ecological awareness. Lesson 512, 明约笃守 · 笃行励志与精勤致远 · Lifelong Dedication & Legal Principles |
| 识字 | to learn to read, be literate 指认得字、能读书 那段时期夜校时时开课，老人从识字班学起。The old man started from the literacy class. Lesson 642, 夜校识字 · 民惟邦本与政通人和 · Civic Harmony & Social Equity |
| 认识 | to meet, to get to know 彼此碰面结交能够认得相知 王老师好！今天认识您，我非常高兴。Hello, Teacher Wang! I'm very happy to meet you today. Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 1, 欢迎来思源茶馆 |
Characters that share the sound part 只
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 讠
All 50 of them, and what the radical means, on the 言 radical page.