不知
Characters and words in 不知
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).
Words with 不知
one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off