HSK 6 · Ideas

须知 xūzhī “notice” in Chinese

Traditional 須知

What 须知 means

  1. notice
  2. instructions
  3. essential information
  4. key information
  5. it must be borne in mind

How to say 须知

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale须xū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale知zhī1st tone, high and level

须知 in a sentence

  1. 考试前请认真阅读考生须知。

    Kǎoshì qián qǐng rènzhēn yuèdú kǎoshēng xūzhī.

    Please read the instructions for candidates carefully before the exam.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 游客须知贴在公园门口。

    Yóukè xūzhī tiē zài gōngyuán ménkǒu.

    The visitor information is posted at the park gate.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 须知 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 须 (xū) with each of its parts in a different colour
须xūmust
  • 彡bristle · shān
  • 页page · xié
The character 知 (zhī) with each of its parts in a different colour
知zhīto know
  • 矢arrow · shǐSound part
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 矢 (shǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhī.

How to write 须知

须 9 strokes · 知 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

须知 (xūzhī) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 须知 (xūzhī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 须知

Words with 须

必须bìxū · must胡须húxū · beard

Words with 知

知道zhīdao · to know (a fact)通知tōngzhī · to notify知识zhīshi · knowledge知觉zhījué · perception无知wúzhī · ignorant知足常乐zhīzúchánglè · contentment brings happiness众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

More words: Ideas & Concepts

信仰xìnyǎng · belief修养xiūyǎng · self-cultivation雪上加霜xuěshàngjiāshuāng · one misfortune after another (lit. frost on top of snow)循环xúnhuán · cycle演变yǎnbiàn · to evolve眼光yǎnguāng · vision要点yàodiǎn · main point要素yàosù · key element

FAQs

须知 (xūzhī) means “notice” or “instructions”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xūzhī: xū with a 1st tone, then zhī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 须知 is written 須知. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xuzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 须知 from the suggestions. Typing xuzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
须知 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.