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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Same Characters, Different Readings

识shí
knowledge, know, remember

Homophones

治zhì
rule, govern, manage, cure
至zhì
to, till, until, extremely
志zhì
sign, mark, to record
质zhì
character, nature, quality, plain
志zhì
aspiration, ambition, the will

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