知
to know / to be aware
知
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口
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矢
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Mnemonic symbol: Francis Bacon is attributed to have stated "scientia potentia est", "knowledge is power". I'll thus represent 知 by Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon (知) and James II of England (zh) are playing darts (矢) in front of the space station (Ø1). Because they lack a dart board they just use a mandarin (口).
知 character breakdown
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
Characters with 知 as component
wisdom / knowledge
智
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日
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知
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In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), the sun (日), Francis Bacon (知) and James II of England (zh) are competing for who's the most knowledgeable of them. They all present each other their smartphones (智能) on which they use apps to determine their IQ (智商). In the end it turns out that they are all retarded (弱智).
Words with 知
to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice
to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
gnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that everything about the universe is knowable
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret
Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis