认识

rènshi

to know; to recognize; to be familiar with

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1 trad. 認識

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 知识zhīshiknowledgeB4
  • 常识chángshícommon senseB5
  • 意识yìshíconsciousnessB5
  • shíto knowB6
  • 识别shíbiéto distinguishB6
  • 标识biāoshíidentifying mark, sign, label etcB7
  • 共识gòngshícommon understandingB7

See it in sentences

我认识他。

I know him.

你认识这个老师吗?

Do you know this teacher?