智(zhì)

HSK 412 strokes

(literary) wise

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Character information

Pinyin
zhì
Meaning
(literary) wise; wisdom
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 智 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱知日

Known 知 clearly 日; 知 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

知zhī日rì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 智 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 智

Common words using 智 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhì智lì力
HSK 4

intelligence

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zhì智huì慧
HSK 6

wisdom; intelligence

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rén人gōng工zhì智néng能
HSK 7-9

artificial intelligence (AI)

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míng明zhì智
HSK 7-9

sensible

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zhì智shāng商
HSK 7-9

IQ (intelligence quotient)

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bù不zhì智

unwise

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fǎn反zhì智

anti-intellectual

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shī失zhì智

to suffer a loss of cognitive function; to develop dementia

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From 智’s common words

力慧人工能明商不

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