识shí
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Shuowen
Knowledge. The character combines 言 (speech) with 𦍐 (originally depicting an awl marking cloth), together signifying the ability to distinguish and recognize—like making a mark to identify something. This reflects the original meaning of knowing, recognizing, or discerning, as one who can mark and thus identify possesses knowledge.
Pinyin
shí· HSK 1