知人者智，自知者明 [He who knows others is learned, and he who knows himself is wise]知zhī: know; realize; 人rén: human being; man; 智zhì: intelligent自zì: Oneself 明míng: Wisdom; brilliant;

Dana W

知人者智，自知者明 [He who knows others is learned, and he who knows himself is wise]

知zhī: know; realize;

人rén: human being; man;

智zhì: intelligent

自zì: Oneself

明míng: Wisdom; brilliant;

Jul 1, 2018 9:34 AM

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知人者智，自知者明

[He who knows others is learned, and he who knows himself is wise]

知zhī: know; realize;

人rén: human being; man;

智zhì: intelligent

自zì: Oneself

明míng: Wisdom; brilliant;

Thanks for taking the time to explain the characters. You taught me four new characters today, as 人 is seen quite often on my online course in Mandarin. The biggest problem is the pronunciation, since, for example, rén sounds like jeune (young) in French. Maybe you can help me on Skype with the pronunciations of characters like 见, 想,etc.

July 1, 2018

This sounds like something Confucius might have said. The problem, as I see it, is that it takes a very long time to know yourself, much longer than it does to know others. . . and some of us are so resistant to knowing ourselves.

July 1, 2018

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