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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 知己

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
知己 zhī jǐ - to know oneself
- to be intimate or close
- intimate friend

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 14,955 10,989 4,737

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
知 zhī- to know
- to be aware
己 jǐ- self
- oneself
- sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- sixth in order
- letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- hexa

Other Words Containing 知己

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
知己 - 8 14,955 10,989 4,737
知己知彼 - - 27,897 40,378 36,605