识
识 character breakdown
only / merely / just / but
只
=
八
+
口
:
Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like something (a head?) on two legs. I'll just represent it by a cuttlefish (只). James II of England (zh) has been in the space station (Ø3) as the only (只) one for too long and went mad. He thinks he's holding a mandarin (口), but he's just about to bite into merely (只) an eight ball (八). On the top of his head is a cuttlefish (只) he mistook for a hat.
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).
Characters with 识 as component
识
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 识
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
to lower oneself to sb's level / to argue with sb less well-informed
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
fail to appreciate sb's kindness / not know how to appreciate favors
to show no understanding of the times (idiom); cannot adapt to current circumstances / not amenable to reason
can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
World Intellectual Property Organization
1992 Consensus, statement issued after 1992 talks between PRC and Taiwan representatives, asserting that there is only one China
