HSK 1 · Feelings & thoughts

知道

zhī dao

to know

Stroke order of 知道

2 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

知 · 8 strokes道 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

Words shoot from the mouth '口' like an arrow '矢', leading the head '首' down the right road '辶'.

Parts: 知 know (矢 arrow + 口 mouth) + 道 way (辶 walk + 首 head)

The characters in 知道

道 dào — road; measure word for questions (12 strokes)

Example sentence

我不知道他叫什么名字。

I don't know what his name is.

Words with 知

知识knowledge 通知to notify; notice

Words with 道

味道taste; flavour 道路road; path 道road; measure word for questions 道理reason; sense 报道to report; news report 难道could it be that 街道street

More words: Feelings & thoughts

爱to love 喜欢to like 想to want; to think; to miss 觉得to think; to feel 高兴happy; glad 生气angry; to get angry 笑to laugh; to smile 记to remember; to note down 记得to remember 记住to remember; to memorize 忘to forget 忘记to forget

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