识
識zhì
#340 most
frequent character
to record, to write a footnote
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
识 has 讠 spoken language as the meaning part and 只 zhǐ for the sound. Language carries and expresses knowledge, so the first sense was 'to know'. From there it grew to 'knowledge' and 'recognize'. It is also read zhì.
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