哲
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wise; a sage
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 +7
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 哲
- Common rank
- #2,155
- Unicode
- U+54F2
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Formation & memory
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Words with 哲
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明哲保身 | a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of pri… | |
| 哲学博士 | Doctor of Philosophy; PhD | |
| 哲学家 | philosopher | |
| 哲人石 | philosopher's stone | |
| 柏拉图哲学 | Platonism | |
| 哲学史 | history of philosophy | |
| 李远哲 | Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986 | |
| 赫哲语 | Hezhen language (of Hezhen ethnic group of Heilongjiang province) | |
| 赫哲族 | Hezhen ethnic group | |
| 哲人 | wise man | |
| 哲学 | philosophy | |
| 马哲 | Marxist philosophy | |
| 哲理 | philosophic theory; philosophy | |
| 麦哲伦 | Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer | |
| 圣哲 | sage | |
| 哲思 | philosophical reflection; contemplative philosophical thought | |
| 范思哲 | Versace (fashion designer) | |
| 柯文哲 | Ko Wen-je (1959-), Taiwanese independent politician, Mayor of Taipei City from 2014 | |
| 李哲 | Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), … | |
| 先哲 | the wise and learned individuals of the past |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 折 — compare how they read.