知 awareness, to be aware, to inform knowledge, to know, to have wisdom, information, knowledgeable 𠂉,大,ノ,吴,吞,夭,矢,口,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

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CHI

Kun-yomi

し(る　･　し(らせる
shi　ru　･　shi　ra　se　ru

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𠂉

× HTML entity: 𠂉 prostrated, prone, supine, laid out flat

　THE HEAD with BOUGIE INSERTED
…or: HEAD and HORIZONTAL
　

大

ダイ,タイ,おお～,～おお relatively big condition; two-handed both hands

　ROD TAUT and ERECT
…or: HAND TAUT
…or: HAND with marker for other hand, too
…or: ROD of MALE ADULT
　

ノ

× HTML entity: ノ head, sliding down, declining, dammed flow

　HEAD SLIDING DOWN
　

吴

ゴ,く,くれ place name, divine service providers, a continuous state of war, warring states

　HEAVENLY ORIFICE
…or: ORIFICE and THRUSTING DOWNWARD TO THE OTHER SIDE, TOO
　

吞

ドン,トン,テン,のむ engulf, ingest internally, absorb, drink, swallow, to take in

　THRUSTING DOWNWARD, TO FUCK, BECOME DRAINED OF FLUIDS, MAIN TRUNK OR SHAFT and STRETCHED TAUT with MOUTH ORIFICE
…or: DEFENSIVE with MAIN SHAFT and UNDER THE CONTROL OF ANOTHER, THE OTHER SIDE with MOUTH ORIFICE
…or: PREMATURE DEATH with MOUTH, ORIFICE
…or: YOUNG AND FRESH with MOUTH ORIFICE
…or: DIVINE, CELESTIAL, BOUNDLESS, NO LIMIT, NEVER-ENDING, HEAVENLY SKY with ORIFICE, MOUTH, CAVITY OR PASSAGE OF THE BODY
　

夭

⺕ウ,オウ,カ,わか,わかじに,わざわい young, fresh-looking, tender; to die while young, prematurely cease functioning

　REPEATEDLY BOWED HEAD or HEAD SLIDING with TWO HANDS, BIG
　

矢

シ,や penetrating shaft with a head, arrow, to vow, to swear

　HEAD in HEAVEN
…or: PROSTRATE and BIG
…or: HEAD on SHAFT with LATERAL MOTION into PERSON
…or: one's HEAVENLY HEAD
　

口

コウ,ク,くち orifice, mouth, cavity or passage of the body; an opening, aperture, vent

　ORIFICE
　

Meanings of elements

LYING PROSTRATE and BOTH HANDS with ORIFICE
…or: HEAVENLY HEAD, one's DART with an ORIFICE
…or: HEAD and HEAVENLY ORIFICE
…or: HEAD SLIDING with SERVICE PROVIDER
…or: HEAD SLIDING with IMBIBING ALCOHOL
…or: RESTRICTED CONDITIONS with ORIFICE

「Restricted conditions with orifice」demands that one partner INFORM, and to MAKE AWARE, PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE OF any diseased condition prior to engaging in any sexual activity. It is important to realize that the antonym of this glyph is 'sickness' with 'diseased penis and orifice' (痴) which clearly indicates not knowing, being ignorant with regard to all sorts of information, and that the nature of the AWARENESS being described is a dangerous and transmissible hidden medical condition that will cause another's illness, one that is not readily apparent perhaps and requires the ill person to inform, make others aware, provide knowledge of the possible transmission of disease, infection, or virus (such as AIDS today), not knowing how to identify symptoms, not knowing how to make an informed and qualified judgement about a potential partner, and so on and so forth.
The problem referred to is not as readily apparent or as obvious as an「arrow」protruding from a chest, liver, or from the side of a head. Some sort of make-believe explanation of the elements as「arrow hole」is a stretch, suggesting that someone struck needs to be made aware of a hole in that person's living tissue? or be told that an arrow has penetrated him or her? suggestions of these elements as「Oh pardon me, but by the way sir, it seems you've been shot by an arrow, based upon the condition of your shirt. Are you aware of that fact?」are difficult to believe.
As「head in heaven, one's darting penis with an orifice」the meaning of KNOWLEDGE and KNOWING in the sense of carnal knowledge, and knowing as「Adam knew Eve」as the story goes, is also inherent in knowing the facts of life regarding procreation and how to go about it wisely without becoming the walking dead.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: to know; to be aware
Japanese EDRDG: know, wisdom
Unihan extended: know, perceive, comprehend

Used within names (nanori)
さと　･　さとる　･　しり　･　しれ　･　とも　･　のり

Always keep in mind that these glyphs most likely were originally designed by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that), representing Chinese society many thousands of years ago, but intended NOT as a written or spoken language when created. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system! Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is, and often with multiple correct answers to each riddle, the same as is true today. Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? But, have there been necessary rewrites and altered explanations of the original elemental meanings over the centuries?

No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how seemingly bad our human existence is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or could they have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any lexicon. This site explains multiple meanings of glyphs ignored or censored by other sources, generally as being too embarrassing to admit today.