UNDERSTAND  明白

KNOW the BASIC PRINCIPLES of something COMPLEX.
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Hypernym
  • KNOWBELIEVE SOMETHING AND ASSUME:presuppose that it is TRUE.
    • BELIEVEATTITUDE IN-RELATION-TO a THINK:thought to the effect that this THOUGHT is TRUE.
      • ATTITUDERELATION between a HUMAN who FEELS and PERCEIVED OBJECTS involving a TENDENDY to REACT.
        • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER....
See also
  • WISEINTELLIGENT IN-RELATION-TO what is MOST IMPORTANT for HUMAN LIFE.
    Hyponym
    • RECOGNISE UNDERSTAND WHO OR WHAT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea").

      2. Míng 明 (ant. měng 蒙 "have very confused notions about") refers to incisive clarity of insight.

      3. Tōng 通 (ant. hūn 昏 "be confused about") refers to comprehensive and thorough familiarity with a subject.

      4. Yù 喻 / 諭 (ant. àn 闇 "be in the dark about") typically refers to clarity achieved on the basis of an effort of articulation.

      5. Chá 察 and shěn 審 (ant. mí 迷 "be all lost when it comes to") refer to incisive clarity of understanding coupled with great awareness of the details of a matter.

      6. Jīng 精 (mào 眊 / 耄 "be completely stupid with respect to") refers to a subtle and thorough understanding of something.

      7. Shí 識 refers to familiarity with something concrete, but the word also refers to simple awareness, especially when negated.

      8. Biàn 辨 / 辯 (ant. huò 惑 "be al confused about") refers to discriminating and highly articulate specialised, often professional knowledge about something.

      9. Jué 覺 and the rarer wù 悟 are inchoative and refer to the coming to understand something.

      10. Wēn 溫 refers to the resulting close familiarity after long acquaintance with a subject.

      11. Wén 聞 (ant. wèi zhī wén 未之聞 "have never heard/learnt about any such thing") is sometimes used as a resultative verb meaning "come to understand something because one has been informed of it". But this usage is limited to the idiom wén dào 聞道 "hear about the Way".

      12. Xī 悉 and jìn 盡 refer to presumed completeness in knowledge.

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      了解

      理解

      理會

      懂得

      明白

      了了

      領略

      領會

      領悟

      覺悟

      覺醒

      清楚

      了然

      明了

      明亮

















      知情

      知底

      辨色 (lit) refers specifically to the ability to read a person's facial expression correctly.

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

      • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 722

      • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.16

      • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 485

        COGNITIO est rei prius ignotae mente comprehensio. Reqv. 1. Cognoscibile aliqvid, hoc est res latens. 2. Cognoscens aliquid. 3. Manifestans id est Cognoscibile cognoscenti admovens.

        1. Uni nullum cognoscibile, ibi nulla cognitio.

        2. Ubi nullum cognoscens, ibi nulla cognitio, via non Ens nihil agnoscit.

        3. Ubi nullum manifestans, ibi nulla cognitio.

        Medium illud manifestans est vel Sensus, vel Ratio, vel Testimonium, Relatio. Ex primo exsurgit experientia, a secundo Intelligentia, a terio fides.

      • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 41

        SCIENS, SCIOLUS

        592. Cod. Vat. Inter QUE et VE hoc interest, quod QUE conjunctio est, VE disjunctio. [AREV.]

        ]

        592. Inter Ve et que. Ve distinguit, que conjungit.

      • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

        UNDERSTAND

        intelligere refers to a rational discentment by means of reflection and combination.

        sentire refers to a natural discernment by emotional and aesthetic sensibilities or perceptions, or indeed of the mind as a whole.

        cognoscere tends to refer to an historical discernment by means of the senses and of traditional information.

      • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 79

      • Woerterbuch der Philosophie. Neue Beitraege zu einer Kritik der Sprache ( MAUTHNER WP 1924) p. I.441

      • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 623

      • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 1.1780

      • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 4.593

      • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 11.918

      • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 111

      • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1296

        知,識,記,誌

        1. WL claims that zhi1 知 is 一般的知道. In fact, whereas zhi1 知 is sometimes used in this colourless meaning, most of the time the word denotes a proper understanding of something.

        2. WL claims that shi2 識 refers to a 比較深的認識. In fact, shi2 識 refers to the ability to recognise a person or a thing, and the word never refers to any deeper acquaintance or knowledge. Shi2 識 refers to an awareness, a general recognition, and in a number of cases to familiarity through acquaintance. The contrast with zhi1 知 "proper understanding" is very clear indeed.

        3. WL claims that as a noun, shi2 識 means 知識、見解 in which meaning it is clearly distinct from zhi4 智 meaning "wisdom". It is a moot point when exactly which zhi1 知 must be read zhi4, but the nominal usages of the word in which it does mean "understanding, level of understanding" are abundantly documented in SSC.

      • Key Concepts in Chinese Philosophy ( ZHANG DAINIAN 2002) p. 421

      • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 273

      • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 262

      • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 394

      • Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology ( BARNARD AND SPENCER 2002) p.

      • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 1.153

        ANEIGNUNG

      • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.191.150

        ENTENDRE.COMPRENDRE.CONCEVOIR

      Words

        zhī OC: te MC: ʈiɛ 316 Attributions

      The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")

        Word relations
      • Subject: 淺/SHALLOW
      • Inconsist: 惑/CONFUSED The standard general word for any kind of confusion is huò 惑 (ant. qīng 清 "be unconfused and clear").
      • Result: 誨/TEACH Huì 誨 (ant. xí 習 "study persistently") refers to systematic and persistent efforts to teach and inculcate intellectual or practical skills (誨之琴 "taught him to play the zither") and moral understanding of students (誨女知之 "I will teach you so you understand"), and the word never implies coercion or any threat of force. Huì 誨 can be mutual, or refer to equals teaching equals, even subordinates teaching superiors 諫誨 "remonstrate with and instruct". The word is not commonly nominalised. The primary aim of huì 誨 is understanding.
      • Result: 慮/THINK Lǜ 慮 refers to thoughtful long-term strategic (often personal) planning.
      • Result: 生/LIFE
      • Object: 本/BASIS The basic word is běn 本 "the trunk, the main part" (ant. mò 末 "marginal part") and this word refers to the crucial constituent of something in any sense. [GENERAL], [STATIC]; [[COMMON]]
      • Object: 道/METHOD Dào 道 is a way of being, of functioning, as well as a way of doing things, and this Way may be either exoteric or esoteric.
      • Object: 道術/PHILOSOPHY
      • Object: 天道/LAW OF NATURE
      • Object: 天意/PLAN
      • Epithet: 深 / 深/PROFOUND
      • Contrast: 溫/UNDERSTAND Wēn 溫 refers to the resulting close familiarity after long acquaintance with a subject.
      • Contrast: 由/CONFORM Yóu 由 refers to conformity construed as a matter of taking something as one's starting point or point of orientation.
      • Contrast: 好/DESIRE Hào 好 (ant.* yàn 厭 "be fed up with VPing") refers to a general strong, and strongly motivated, inclination in favour of something. 好戰 "is fond of warfare". xxx
      • Contrast: 智 / 知/INTELLIGENT The most general word for native ability to understand is zhī 知 (ant. wú zhī 無知 "lack the ability to understand"), but the word ranges in meaning from spiritual wisdom to technical competence.
      • Contrast: 覺/UNDERSTAND Jué 覺 and the rarer wù 悟 are inchoative and refer to the coming to understand something
      • Contrast: 識/KNOW Shí 識 is to be able to recognise and thus to have some idea of something through familiarity and experience, and what one is thus familiar with does not seem to be facts.
      • Synon: 見/UNDERSTAND
      • Synon: 識/KNOW Shí 識 is to be able to recognise and thus to have some idea of something through familiarity and experience, and what one is thus familiar with does not seem to be facts.
      • Synon: 明/UNDERSTAND Míng 明 (ant. měng 蒙 "have very confused notions about") refers to incisive clarity of insight.
      • Oppos: 行/ACT The current general word for any deliberate action one may be held morally and/or administratively responsible for is xíng 行 (ant. zhǐ 止 "decide not to take action"). The nominal entries have the old reading xìng. [COMMENDATORY!], [GENERAL], [HABITUAL], [RESPONSIBLE]

        Syntactic words
      • nab(post-N)psychologicalread zhī: the contextually determinate N's understandingCH
      • nab[post-N]psychologicalone's understandingCH
      • nabactread zhì: display of knowledge
      • nabmetaphysicalread zhì: understanding (interpreted as an agent)
      • nabpositiveread zhì: proper (empathetic etc) understanding; 
      • nabpsychunderstanding, cognition; level of understanding (possibly needs to be read in the fourth tone in this meaning)
      • viactdisplay knowledge; have the proper understanding of things
      • vichangeascertain the facts properly; come to understand the facts properly
      • vipsychunderstand things properly; understand something indeterminate properly
      • vt(oN)internalise; understand the contextually determinate object properly
      • vt(oN)inchoativehave come to understand/internalise the contextually determinate thing 
      • vt+prep+Nhave proper understanding of
      • vt+V[0]modalunderstand that one should VLZ
      • vt[oN]understand things; understand what is going on; have any idea of what is going on (often negated)
      • vtoNabunderstand/internalise the abstract object NabCH
      • vtoNinchoativeget to understand N properly
      • vtoNPab{S}know how S, understand that S; understand why S
      • vtoNPab{S}inchoativecome to understand that S
      • vtoNpassiveget properly known, get found out; become well-known; get properly understood
      • vtoNperfectivefully internalise; understand properly; understand and respect properly; be sure of the workings (of something); understand the ins and outs of
      • vtoNreflexive.己understand (oneself) properly, understand one's own affairs properly
      • vtoNreflexive.自understand (oneself); know where one is;
      • vtoSunderstand that S
      • vtoS{NOMINAL}know that a subject is N{PRED}CH
        tōng OC: kh-looŋ MC: thuŋ 43 Attributions

      Tōng 通 (ant. hūn 昏 "be confused about") refers to comprehensive and thorough familiarity with a subject

        Word relations
      • Ant: 暗 / 闇/STUPID
      • Contrast: 逮/REACH Dài 逮 refers to catching up or reaching a certain desirable stage or level of achievement. See also CATCH UP.
      • Synon: 明/UNDERSTAND Míng 明 (ant. měng 蒙 "have very confused notions about") refers to incisive clarity of insight.

        Syntactic words
      • nabpertinent understanding> powerful understanding
      • nab.post-V{NUM}kinds of thorough understanding
      • vadNknowledgeable, of broad learning; educated
      • viobject=diffuseto understand things thoroughly; to have penetrated deeply into a matter
      • vt+prep+Nhave a full understanding of; understand properly; have a precise understanding of
      • vt+prep+Npsychhave a proper understanding of (oneself/one's own N)
      • vt[oN]understand thingsCH
      • vt[oN]inchoativecome to understand things thoroughlyLZ
      • vtoNhave thorough knowledge of, see to the bottom of, have a full understanding of
      • vtoNcausativeto make N understand, to enlighten NLZ
      • vtoNcausativeto illuminate N, to make N well-known, to make N understoodVK
      • vtoNchangeget generally known
      • vtoNpassivebe well understood, come to be well understoodLZ
        jiàn OC: keens MC: ken 36 Attributions

        Word relations
      • Synon: 知/UNDERSTAND The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")

        Syntactic words
      • nabunderstanding; intellectual perspective; coming to understand
      • vt(oN)understand the contextually determinate matter
      • vt+prep+Nunderstand, realise
      • vt[oN]have understanding; understand things[CA] mod.CH
      • vtoNfigurative: realise, be able to understand what is not immediately visible; see through, recognise the true nature of
      • vtoNPab{S}understand that S
      • vtoSunderstand that S
        míng OC: mraŋ MC: mɣaŋ 28 Attributions

      Míng 明 (ant. měng 蒙 "have very confused notions about") refers to incisive clarity of insight.

        Word relations
      • Result: 學/STUDY The dominant word is xué 學 (ant. jiào 教 "train teach")which refers primarily to studying or training under another person, and secondarily to the learning by heart texts. Very often, the word retains a tinge of immitation.
      • Assoc: 分/DISTINGUISH Fèn 分 refers to the results of the deliberate establishment of distinctions, and to the making of such distinctions.
      • Synon: 別/DISTINGUISH The deliberate establishment of distinctions is bié 別 or pàn 判.
      • Synon: 察/UNDERSTAND Chá 察 and shěn 審 (ant. mí 迷 "be all lost when it comes to") refer to incisive clarity of understanding coupled with great awareness of the details of a matter.
      • Synon: 通/UNDERSTAND Tōng 通 (ant. hūn 昏 "be confused about") refers to comprehensive and thorough familiarity with a subject
      • Synon: 解/UNDERSTAND
      • Synon: 知/UNDERSTAND The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")

        Syntactic words
      • nabclear understanding, clear insightLZ
      • nab.post-V{NUM}kinds of enlightenment
      • vadNBUDDH: enlightened
      • vistativehave perceptive understanding
      • vt(oN)have a perfectly clear understanding of contextually determinate thingsLZ
      • vt+prep+Nunderstand properly; develop a proper understanding of
      • vt+prep+Nab{ACT}be so intelligent that ??????????????????
      • vt+prep+Sunderstand clearly that S
      • vt[oN]have a perfectly clear understanding of thingsLZ
      • vtoNunderstand fully, have a clear understanding ofBUDDH: reach enlightenment concerning
      • vtoNab{S}understand
      • vtoNcausativeenlighten; make someone understand
      • vtoNcausativeenlighten
      • vtoNpassivebe properly understood
      • vtoSstativebe clear about, understand clearly that S
        dá OC: daad MC: dɑt 28 Attributions

        Syntactic words
      • viactmake oneself understood
      • vistativehave an accomplished understanding of things
      • vt(oN)fail to quite get the meaning of the contextually determinate N
      • vt+prep+Nhave a pertinent (practical) understanding of
      • vt+Sunderstand that S
      • vtoNperfectivereach a full understanding of; understand properly
        wù OC: ŋaas MC: ŋuo̝ 22 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNinchoativeget a clear vision of, come to understand; understand the significance of; oappreciate properly; become enlightened to
      • vtoNPab{S}inchoativecome to understand that SDS
      • vtoSBUDDH: be enlightened to the fact that, realize that
        jiě OC: kreeʔ MC: kɣɛ 17 Attributions

        Word relations
      • Contrast: 分/DISTINGUISH Fèn 分 refers to the results of the deliberate establishment of distinctions, and to the making of such distinctions.
      • Synon: 明/UNDERSTAND Míng 明 (ant. měng 蒙 "have very confused notions about") refers to incisive clarity of insight.

        Syntactic words
      • nabpsychunderstanding
      • vt(oN)understand the contextually determinate N
      • vt[oN]have understanding understand things
      • vtoNbe able to unravel, gain clarity on, understand
      • vtoNpassivebe understood 難解
      • vtoScausativecause to understand > explain that
      知見  zhī jiàn OC: te keens MC: ʈiɛ ken 16 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychunderstanding, insight, wisdom
      • VPt(oN)see clearly the contextually determinate things
        tǐ OC: rʰiiʔ MC: thei 15 Attributions

        Word relations
      • Synon: 法/MODEL The current standard word for a concrete or an abstract model to model oneself after is fǎ 法.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNincarnate an understanding of; identify with;  understand so as to embody (the Way; what is basic etc)
      • vtoNcausativecause one to fully understand the structure of NCH
      • vtoNcopulabe an embodiment of
        chá OC: skhreed MC: ʈʂhɣɛt 14 Attributions

      Chá 察 and shěn 審 (ant. mí 迷 "be all lost when it comes to") refer to incisive clarity of understanding coupled with great awareness of the details of a matter.

        Word relations
      • Synon: 明/UNDERSTAND Míng 明 (ant. měng 蒙 "have very confused notions about") refers to incisive clarity of insight.

        Syntactic words
      • vi.redactbe investigative and, on that account, well-informedLZ
      • viactinvestigate and understand things
      • vt(oN)inchoativecome to understand N properlyCH
      • vt+prep+Nstativehave a reasoned understanding of
      • vtoNpassivebe clearly understood
      • vtoNstativehave a clear understanding of
      • vtoSunderstand that, have a clear understanding that
        huì OC: ɡloobs MC: ɦɑi 13 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nabmentalunderstanding; calculations
      • vt(oN)understand; comprehend (with omitted object)
      • vt+prep+N(deeply) understand, grasp
      • vtoNgrasp, understand
        shí OC: qhljɯɡ MC: ɕɨk 13 Attributions

      Shí 識 refers to familiarity with something concrete, but the word also refers to simple awareness, especially when negated.

        Syntactic words
      • vt[oN]gain understanding of things
      • vtoNhave got to know thoroughly > realize, understand properly
      • vtoNpassivebe understood
      • vtoSunderstand that
        dé MC: tok  OC: tɯɯɡ CH 13 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Nhave a full grasp of, get the full meaning ofCH
      • vtoNmiddle voicebe grasped, be properly understood;be sorted outCH
      • vtoNperfectiveget a full grasp of; get hold of intellectually, get to grasp; manage to understand; have internalised, have graspedCH
        shěn OC: qhjɯmʔ MC: ɕim 12 Attributions

      Chá 察 and shěn 審 (ant. mí 迷 "be all lost when it comes to") refer to incisive clarity of understanding coupled with great awareness of the details of a matter.

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)understand the contextually determinate things properly
      • vtoNhave a detailed and discriminating understanding of
      • vtoNPab{S}inchoativecome to understand closely that S; get a firm conviction that SDS
      • vtoNpassivebe properly understood
      • vtoSunderstand quite whether S is true
        jué OC: kruuɡ MC: kɣɔk 12 Attributions

      Jué 覺 and the rarer wù 悟 are inchoative and refer to the coming to understand something

        Word relations
      • Contrast: 知/UNDERSTAND The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")
      • Contrast: 知/KNOW The general word for knowing something to be the case in any way or on any basis is zhī 知, but the word is more common in the meaning discussed under UNDERSTAND.
      • Assoc: 悟 / 寤/ENLIGHTENMENT Jué 覺 and the rarer wù 悟 are inchoative and refer to the coming to understand something

        Syntactic words
      • nabpsychawakening; enlightenment
      • vadNBUDDH: awakened, enlightened
      • vadNpassiveBUDDH: of being enlightened/awakened
      • vt(oNab)be awake to the contextually determinate N
      • vt[oN]become enlightened; awake to the truth
      • vtoNBUDDH: awaken from (illusion)
      • vtoNreflexive.自understand oneself; understand what one is doing; be properly aware of what one is doing
      • vtoSunderstand that; be enlightened to the fact that; realize that wake up to the recognition of the fact that
        zhèng OC: tjɯŋs MC: tɕɨŋ 11 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nabbuddhistBUDDH: reasoned understanding> enlightenment, realization (often used as syn. for 菩提 bodhi) skr. sākṣāt-karaṇa/sākṣāt-kriyā, pali sacchi-kiriyā (lit. 'the act of putting before the eyes')
      • vadNbuddhistBUDDH: enlightened
      • vt+prep+Ngain a reasoned understanding of
      • vtoNbuddhistBUDDH: understand the evidence for > understand on a proper intellectual basis; be enlightened about
      菩提  pú tí OC: bɯ ɡ-lee MC: buo̝ dei 11 Attributions

        Syntactic words
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: wisdom; enlightenment skr. bodhi
        biàn OC: brenʔ MC: biɛn 10 Attributions

      Biàn 辨/辯 (ant. huò 惑 "be al confused about") refers to discriminating and highly articulate specialised, often professional knowledge about something

        Word relations
      • Oppos: 明/EXPLAIN Míng 明 is to throw intellectual light on something by any means, including illustration as well as historical explanation or definition.

        Syntactic words
      • viactbe quick-witted; understand and be able to articulate clearly
      • vt+prep+Nstativeunderstand properly; develop a proper understanding of
      • vtoNunderstand distinctly; sort things out properly
      見解  jiàn jiè OC: keens krees MC: ken kɣɛ 10 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychunderstanding, insight
      • VPiunderstand, have insight
      神通  shén tōng OC: ɢljin kh-looŋ MC: ʑin thuŋ 9 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPab.cpsychBUDDH: this originally refers to the supernatural powers of a Buddha; spritual powers; sometimes referring to the five sagely powers (五神通) or the six supernatural powers of a holy man (六神通 skr. abijñā
      • VPadNof supernatural powers
      • VPiactBUDDH: to display supernatural powers
        xiǎo OC: qheewʔ MC: heu 8 Attributions

        Syntactic words
      • nabpsychproper understanding
      • vadNcognising, actively understanding thingsCH
      • vi-Pclearly
      • vi-V{SUFF}.adV曉然: clearlyLZ
      • vtoNrare, lunheng: be clear about, be unconfused about; ytl, xiangci: have a grasp of (part of a problem)
        yù OC: los MC: ji̯o
        yù OC: los MC: ji̯o 7 Attributions

      Yù 喻/諭 (ant. àn 闇 "be in the dark about") typically refers to clarity achieved on the basis of an effort of articulation

        Syntactic words
      • nabsudden insight; sudden understandingDS
      • vt(oN)inchoativecome to understand the contextually determinate matter (typically after an explanation has been made)DS
      • vt+prep+Nderive one's proper understand of things from (something)
      • vtoNpassivebe understoodLZ
        qì OC: khees MC: khei 7 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nabbuddhistBUDDH: contract to enligthenment > enlightenment; understanding (thereby becoming the member of a lineage)
      • vt+prep+NbuddhistBUDDH: contract to > enlighten to
      • vtoNbuddhistBUDDH: contract to > enlighten to (occasionally: get enlightened and become member of the lineage of); wake up to
      知明  zhī míng MC: trje mjaeng OC: te mraŋCH 7 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPt[oN]perfectivegain a clear understanding of the plain factsCH
      • VPtoNhave/obtain clear understanding of the plain facts about NCH
        rèn OC: njins MC: ȵin 6 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNmanage to distinguish and get clear
      • vtoN1{PIVOT}.+VtoN2to recognize N1 as N2; to reckon that N1 is N2
      • vtoSmanage to distinguish and get clear that; reckon that; assume that
      • {vtt...}reckon N1 as N2; regard N1 as N2
        rě OC: njaʔ MC: ȵɣɛ 5 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: wisdom; skr. praj%nā
      覺悟  jué wù OC: kruuɡ ŋaas MC: kɣɔk ŋuo̝ 5 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPibecome intellectually awakened
      • VPtoNresultativeget to understand
      • vt[oN]understand thingsCH
        liǎo OC: reewʔ MC: leu 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNhave become aware of > understand, comprehend
      • vtoNstativeunderstand SSXY: 心了其故 "understand the reason in one's mind"
      • vtoSunderstand that
        xí OC: sɢlɯb MC: zip 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nnonreferentialexperienced person
      • vtoNbe thoroughly familiar with
      成道  chéng dào OC: djeŋ ɡ-luuʔ MC: dʑiɛŋ dɑu 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiactBUDDH: complete the Way > be/become enlightened
      智識  zhì shí OC: tes qhljɯɡ MC: ʈiɛ ɕɨk 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabdispositionintellectual capacities, cognitive abilities
      正覺  zhèng jué OC: tjeŋs kruuɡ MC: tɕiɛŋ kɣɔk 4 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NP[adN]the person of correct understanding> the awakened
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: perfect enlightenment (compare bodhi 菩提); skr. (samyak-)saṃbodhi (syn. to the phonetic transliteration 三藐三菩提)
        zhì OC: tes MC: ʈiɛ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nabmental stateunderstnanding things, the understanding of somethingCH
      • nabpsychwise understanding
        shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum
        shēn MC: syim OC: qhljum 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Nunderstand deeply, have a deep mastery of
      • vtoNunderstand deeply, have a deep mastery ofLZ
        lǐ OC: ɡ-rɯʔ MC: lɨ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNunderstand (in a principled way)
      • vtoNpassivebe systematically understood
      了知  liǎo zhī OC: reewʔ te MC: leu ʈiɛ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiunderstand what is happening
      • VPt(oN)understand the contextually determinate thing properly
      • VPtoSclearly understand that
      分別  fēn bié OC: pɯn pred MC: pi̯un piɛt 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)buddhistBUDDH: understand, comprehend (with contextually determinate object)
      • VPtoNbuddhistBUDDH: understand, comprehend; skr. jānati no negative connotations such as in Zen texts (see DISTINGUISH); e.g. LOTUS(B): 95c9 分別空慧 wisdom of understanding emptiness (śunyatā-)gatiṃgata... (KARASHIMA 1998: 138)
      心開  xīn kāi OC: slɯm khɯɯl MC: sim khəi 3 Attributions

        Syntactic words
      • VPichangecome to understand things 心開意解
      見性  jiàn xìng OC: keens seŋs MC: ken siɛŋ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPieventunderstand one's essence
      知人  zhī rén MC: trje nyin OC: te njinCH 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiunderstand the potential and qualifications of men, 辨識人才CH
        quán OC: sɡon MC: dziɛn 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNhave a complete grasp of
      • vtoNcausativecause one to fully understand N> give a full account of N, fully explain NCH
      • vtoNmiddle voicebe completely understood/proven
        chè OC: thed MC: ʈhiɛt 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vadVwith supreme understanding
      • vt(oN).postadVresultative complement: V a contextuall determinate N to the degree of understanding it
      • vtoNunderstand fully
        lǎn OC: ɡ-raamʔ MC: lɑm 2 Attributions

        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)gain a comprehensive intellectual survey and understanding of the determinate thing
      • vtoNunderstand comprehensively;
        kāi OC: khɯɯl MC: khəi 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt[oN]be open to an understanding of things.CH
      • vtoNopen oneself to an understanding of
      信解  xìn jiě OC: sins kreeʔ MC: sin kɣɛ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)trust in and understand the message N
      六通  liù tōng OC: ɡ-ruɡ kh-looŋ MC: luk thuŋ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychBUDDH: six mental powers; six supernatural powers; also: 神通 and 六神通
      得道  dé dào OC: tɯɯɡ ɡ-luuʔ MC: tək dɑu 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiactunderstand the true way; obtain the truth
      明曉  míng xiǎo OC: mraŋ qheewʔ MC: mɣaŋ heu 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPihave a clear understanding of things
      明白  míng bái OC: mraŋ braaɡ MC: mɣaŋ bɣɛk 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabstativestate of intellectual understanding
      • VPt+prep+Nbe clear in one's mind aboutCH
      理會  lǐ huì OC: ɡ-rɯʔ ɡloobs MC: lɨ ɦɑi 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNunderstand
      知命  zhī mìng OC: te mɢreŋs MC: ʈiɛ mɣaŋ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiunderstand one's fate
      知故  zhī gù OC: te kaas MC: ʈiɛ kuo̝ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychknowledge and understanding of reasons
      知解  zhī jiě OC: te kreeʔ MC: ʈiɛ kɣɛ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychunderstanding, knowledge, insight, interpretation
      • VPtoNunderstand; grasp
      開悟  kāi wù OC: khɯɯl ŋaas MC: khəi ŋuo̝ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiget opened to the truth
      開解  kāi jiě OC: khɯɯl kreeʔ MC: khəi kɣɛ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiinchoativebecome enlightened
      • VPtoNcausativecause to become enlightened
      頓悟  dùn wù OC: tuuns ŋaas MC: tuo̝n ŋuo̝ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychBUDDH: sudden enlightenment; direct insight into one's own nature (one of the key terms of Chán Buddhism)
      • VPt[oN]sudden enlightenment
        jiū 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Nunderstand fully, get to the bottom ofCH
      • vtoNperfectiveunderstand fullyCH
        zhì MC: tsyiH OC: kljɯsLZ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nab= shí 識: understandingLZ
      • vtoN= shí 識, understandLZ
      知之  zhī zhī MC: trje tsyi OC: te kljɯCH 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabthe (art of) understanding thingsCH
      • VPiunderstand what is going on; know what is going on; be aware of what is going onCH
        xī OC: sid MC: sit 1 Attribution

      Xī 悉 and jìn 盡 refer to presumed completeness in knowledge.

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNunderstand completely
        xīng OC: seeŋ MC: seŋ 1 Attribution
      • () p. 4346a

      • 漢語重言詞詞典 Hanyu chongwenci cidian ( WANG WEIMAO 1999) p. 299a, #1

        清醒貌 early examples from the Tang (poetry, e.g. Dufu)

        Syntactic words
      • vi.redprocessreduplicated: to become awakened; to understand clearly in Buddhist texts starting from the Tang the phrase 常惺惺 became current, referring to a state of permanent awareness and clear discernment
        wēn OC: quun MC: ʔuo̝n 1 Attribution

      Wēn 溫 refers to the resulting close familiarity after long acquaintance with a subject.

        Word relations
      • Contrast: 知/UNDERSTAND The standard current and word for understanding something and knowing how to do something is zhī 知 (ant. mèi 昧 "not have the foggiest idea")

        Syntactic words
      • vtoNbe thoroughly familiar with
        zhào OC: kljews MC: tɕiɛu 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNkeep orientated about, be well-informed about; get to see, spot
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2understand N1 in the light of N2
        jìn OC: dzinʔ MC: dzin 1 Attribution

      Xī 悉 and jìn 盡 refer to presumed completeness in knowledge.

        Syntactic words
      • vt[oN]get an exhaustive grasp of thingsLZ
      • vtoNhave an exhaustive grasp of
        qióng OC: ɡʷɯŋ MC: guŋ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNunderstand completely
      • vtoNpassivebe understood completely
        jīng OC: tseŋ MC: tsiɛŋ 1 Attribution

      Jīng 精 (mào 眊/耄"be completely stupid with respect to") refers to a subtle and thorough understanding of something.

        Syntactic words
      • vt+prep+Nhave an excellent subtle understanding of N
      • vtoNreflexive.自understand (oneself)
      • vtoNstativehave an exquisite and subtle superior understanding of
        xiòng OC: qhʷeŋs MC: hiɛŋ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • viconativebe inquisitive
        ān OC: qɯɯm MC: ʔəm 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNbe well informed about, be familiar with, know about
        yù OC: las MC: ji̯ɤ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNknow beforehand
      光明  guāng míng OC: kʷaaŋ mraŋ MC: kɑŋ mɣaŋ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychenlightenment
      先陀  xiān tuó OC: sɯɯn laal MC: sen dɑ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPiBUDDH: understand, be enlightened
      善知  shàn zhī OC: ɡjenʔ te MC: dʑiɛn ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNunderstand properly
      得了  dé liǎo OC: tɯɯɡ reewʔ MC: tək leu 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPpostadVwith proper understanding???
      悟解  wù jiě OC: ŋaas kreeʔ MC: ŋuo̝ kɣɛ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt[oN]understand things spiritually
      意解  yì jiě OC: qɯɡs kreeʔ MC: ʔɨ kɣɛ 1 Attribution

        Syntactic words
      • VPichangeunderstand things
      惺悟  xīng wù OC: seeŋ ŋaas MC: seŋ ŋuo̝ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychunderstanding
      把握  bǎ wò OC: praaʔ qrooɡ MC: pɣɛ ʔɣɔk 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNfigurativehave a grasp of> show solid practical understanding of
      明通  míng tōng OC: mraŋ kh-looŋ MC: mɣaŋ thuŋ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychunderstanding
      • VPt[oN]to understand things thoroughlyLZ
      明達  míng dá OC: mraŋ daad MC: mɣaŋ dɑt 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNunderstand lucidly
      曉解  xiǎo jiě OC: qheewʔ kreeʔ MC: heu kɣɛ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)understand a contextually determinate thing
      無知  wú zhī OC: ma te MC: mi̯o ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
      • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 5097a, #2

        Syntactic words
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: No-knowledge > true understanding, true wisdom (since true understanding does not involve any dualistic and discriminating thinking processes, and distances itself from any subjectes views, this kind of 'not-knowing' is syn. to true understanding; the reasoning is analogous to the assumption that the 'true mark is No-mark' (實相無相 > 真智無智)
      直了  zhí liǎo OC: dɯɡ reewʔ MC: ɖɨk leu 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt[oN]gain an immediate understanding of things
      瞿然  jù rán OC: kʷas njen MC: ki̯o ȵiɛn 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPadVwith the amazement of a new insight
      知委  zhī wěi OC: te qrolʔ MC: ʈiɛ ʔiɛ 1 Attribution
      • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 444

        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNunderstand, know
      知道  zhī dào OC: te ɡ-luuʔ MC: ʈiɛ dɑu 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPihave things right, have the right technique, have the relevant technique
      聞知  wén zhī OC: mɯn te MC: mi̯un ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)learn so as to understand properly
      見地  jiàn dì OC: keens lils MC: ken di 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychspiritual horison
      遍知  biàn zhī OC: peens te MC: pen ʈiɛ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychBUDDH: all-pervading wisdom (short for zhèngbiànzhī 正遍知)
      領覽  lǐng lǎn OC: ɡ-reŋʔ ɡ-raamʔ MC: liɛŋ lɑm 1 Attribution
      • () p. 7237b

        early examples cited from 5 Dyn. period

        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)realise, understand (a contextually determinate N)
      體會  tǐ huì OC: rʰiiʔ ɡloobs MC: thei ɦɑi 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)incorporate and understand (a contextually determinate N) > have a genuine understanding, understand, comprehend
      三菩提  sān pú tí OC: saam bɯ ɡ-lee MC: sɑm buo̝ dei 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: the complete enlightenment of a Buddha; SANSKRIT sambyaksambodhi
      等正覺  děng zhèng jué OC: k-lɯɯŋʔ tjeŋs kruuɡ MC: təŋ tɕiɛŋ kɣɔk 1 Attribution
      • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 2006a

        Syntactic words
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: Perfect Enlightenment (of a Buddha; this is an alternative term for 正覺, skr. samyak-saṃbodhi (other variants include 正解, 等覺, 正等正覺, 正等覺, 正盡覺)
      無上菩提  wú shàng pú tí OC: ma ɡljaŋs bɯ ɡ-lee MC: mi̯o dʑi̯ɐŋ buo̝ dei 1 Attribution
      • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 5073

        Syntactic words
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: Supreme Enlightenment, Ultimate Enlightenment (of a Buddha)
      獲及  huò jí MC: hweak gip OC: ɢʷreeɡ ɡrɯbCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)resultativemanage to understand the contextually determinate NCH
        jí MC: gik OC: ɡɯɡCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNunderstand completelyCH
      達明  dá míng MC: dat mjaeng OC: daad mraŋCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoN(try to) reach clear understandingCH
        yǒu MC: hjuwX OC: ɢʷɯʔCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNunderstand and know how to practice 有道CH
        pǔ MC: phuX OC: phaaʔCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNhave a broad understanding of; have investigated on a broad scale; be broadly familiar withCH
        dǔ MC: tuX OC: k-laaʔCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoSrealise that SCH
      明乎  míng hū MC: mjaeng hu OC: mraŋ ɢaaCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNknow all about; understand very wellCH
      包稟  bāo bǐng MC: paew pimX OC: pruu prɯmʔCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNencompass with deep understandingCH
        duó MC: dak OC: ɡ-laaɡCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNunderstand precisely the ins and outs ofCH
      知音  zhī yīn MC: trje 'im OC: te qrɯmCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPiunderstand musical notation; understand the notes of music; be able to sing in tuneCH
        xián OC: ɢreen MC: ɦɣɛn 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • virare: elegant: accomplished, competent
        liǎo OC: ɡ-reewʔ MC: leu
        liǎo OC: ɡ-reewʔ MC: leu 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt(oN)understand the contextually determinate thing 三國 吳 韋昭 《〈國語解〉敘》:"侍中 賈君 敷而衍之,其所發明,大義略舉,為已憭矣。"
      • vt[oN]be prone to understand things well (Shuowen: 慧也)
      • vtoNbe clear-sighted, see clearly 宋 王安石 《游土山示蔡天啟秘校》詩:" 蔡侯 雄俊士,心憭形亦諜。"
        chè OC: dad MC: ɖiɛt 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNbe clear about
        rěn OC: nɡljɯmʔ MC: ȵim 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNstativepost-Han: be familiar with
        wén OC: mɯn MC: mi̯un 0 Attributions

      Wén 聞 (ant. wèi zhī wén 未之聞 "have never heard/learnt about any such thing") is sometimes used as a resultative verb meaning "come to understand something because one has been informed of it". But this usage is limited to the idiom wén dào 聞道 "hear about the Way".

        Syntactic words
        guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nabbuddhistBUDDH: insight (in the process of meditation); skr. vipaśyanā, pali vipassanā
      • vt(oN)inchoativegain an understanding of a contextually determinate N
      • vtoNinchoativecome to understand, gain an understanding of
      多智  duō zhì OC: k-laal tes MC: tɑ ʈiɛ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      寤知  wù zhī OC: ŋaas te MC: ŋuo̝ ʈiɛ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiresultativecome to understand things
      燎寤  liǎo wù OC: ɡ-rewʔ ŋaas MC: liɛu ŋuo̝ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiresultativecome to understand the situation properly
      現觀  xiàn guān OC: ɡeens koon MC: ɦen kʷɑn 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychBUDDH: intuition, enlightenment (sometimes used as syn. to bodhi 菩提); SANSKRIT abhisamaya
      知己  zhī jǐ OC: te kɯʔ MC: ʈiɛ kɨ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPihave self-understanding; understand oneself
      覺了  jué liǎo OC: kruuɡ reewʔ MC: kɣɔk leu 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPibuddhistBUDDH: have understood and become awakened > be awakened, have understanding, be enlightened
      解知  jiě zhī OC: kreeʔ te MC: kɣɛ ʈiɛ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNresultativeunderstand
      認得  rèn dé OC: njins tɯɯɡ MC: ȵin tək 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPt(oN)understand
      現等覺  xiàn děng jué OC: ɡeens k-lɯɯŋʔ kruuɡ MC: ɦen təŋ kɣɔk 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPabpsychBUDDH: complete enlightenment (syn. to bodhi 菩提); SANSKRIT abhisaṃbodhi
      三藐三菩提  sān miǎo sān pú tí tí OC: saam mewʔ saam bɯ ɡ-lee MC: sɑm miɛu sɑm buo̝ dei 0 Attributions
      • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 2005

      • 佛教語大辭典 Bukkyōgo daijiten Encyclopedic Dictionary of Buddhist Terms ( NAKAMURA) p. 1004a

        Syntactic words
      • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: ulimtate enlightenment (of a Buddha); skr. samyak-saṃbodhi (see also 正覺)
        jí OC: ɡrɯb MC: gip 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNreach up to intellectually, understand (a difficult subject); be well-informed on
        fēn OC: pɯn MC: pi̯un 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNunderstand distinctly
      知通  zhī tōng MC: trje thuwng OC: te kh-looŋLZ 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoNperfectly understandLZ

      Existing SW for

      Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: