(zhī dào) - to know (a fact) in Mandarin
zhīdàoTraditional: 知道
Translation
to know (a fact)
Word origin
知道 (zhīdào) 'to know' joins 知 (zhī, 'to know') and 道 (dào, 'way, the Way'). 知 combines 矢 (shǐ, 'arrow') and 口 (kǒu, 'mouth'), words swift as an arrow, hence 'to know'; 道 has the 辶 walk radical with 首 (shǒu, 'head'), a path.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 知 (zhī, 矢 arrow + 口 mouth) + 道 (dào, 辶 walk + 首 head)
Stroke order
知
道
Examples
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I don't know.
？
Do you know his name?
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She knows the answer.
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I want to know the truth of the matter.
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No one knows where he went.
知道 (zhīdào) means to know a fact or piece of information, as opposed to knowing a person.
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