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Meaning of 智

Pinyin zhì

Radical

日

Strokes

Definition

wisdom / knowledge

Usage

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智 [zhì] 形本义: 聪明，智力强 Meaning 1: Intelligent, insightful. 智力: Intelligence. 智慧: Wisdom. 智商: Intelligence quotient. 智育: Education for intellectual development. 智能: Intellectual ability. 智谋: Wisdom and strategy. 才智: Talent and intelligence. 机智: Quick-witted. 理智: Rationality. 明智: Wise (1. Thorough and rigorous consideration of issues; 2. Foresight). 足智多谋: Very clever and resourceful. 利令智昏: Greed confounds one's ability to think clearly. 名 1. 智慧，智谋 (En. intelligence, wisdom; resourcefulness) 2. 计谋; 策略 (En. stratagem) 3. 知识 (En. knowledge) 4. 智士。有智慧的人 (En. sage) 5. 春秋时晋国地名 (En. Zhi town), in present-day Yongji County, Shanxi Province, north of the current location. 6. 姓 (surname) 动通“知”(zhī)。知道，认识 (En. know) 引 1. 《荀子》引《孟子》: 然后智生于忧患 - Wisdom is born from worries and trouble. 2. 《韩非子·说难》: 甚智其子 - Very wise is his son. 3. 《墨子·公输》: 不可谓智 - Cannot be called wise. 4. 《三国志·诸葛亮传》: 智术浅短 - Wisdom is shallow and limited. 5. 清·梁启超《少年中国说》: 少年智则国智 - If the youth is wise, then the nation is wise. 例又如: 智赛隋何，机强陆贾 (Both were resourceful advisors during the Han and Chu dynasties. It means clever and exceptionally agile); 智数 (talent; insight).

智囊 zhì náng

brain truster / brainpower

吃一堑长一智 chī yī qiàn zhǎng yī zhì

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit

斗智斗勇 dòu zhì dòu yǒng

fight a battle of wits and courage

张智华 zhāng zhì huá

Zhang Zhihua

聪明智慧 cōng míng zhì huì

very intelligent

聪明才智 cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

理智 lǐ zhì

reason / intellect / rationality / rational

智能 zhì néng

intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc)

智力 zhì lì

intelligence / intellect

鲁智深 lǔ zhì shēn

Lu Zhishen（人名）

智利 Zhì lì

Chile

智商 zhì shāng

IQ (intelligence quotient)

心智 xīn zhì

wisdom

机智 jī zhì

quick-witted / resourceful

智谋 zhì móu

resourceful / intelligent

智者 zhì zhě

sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person

人工智能 rén gōng zhì néng

artificial intelligence (AI)

空智 kōng zhì

Emptiness

足智多谋 zú zhì duō móu

resourceful / full of stratagems

智取 zhì qǔ

to take by ruse / to outwit / to outsmart

睿智 ruì zhì

wise and farsighted

斗智 dòu zhì

battle of wits

弱智 ruò zhì

weak-minded / mentally deficient / retarded

智虑 zhì lǜ

Wisdom

聪明睿智 cōng míng ruì zhì

intellectual virtues