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众所周知

Traditional: 眾所周知 · 眾所週知

zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī · zung3 so2 zau1 zi1 (Jyutping)

  1. (idiom) as everyone knows
  2. variant of 眾所周知|众所周知[zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

众

Meaning
multitude, crowd; masses, public
Radical
人
Strokes
6
Components
⿱人⿰人人
Cangjie
OOO
Four-corner
8088

所

Meaning
place, location; numerary adjunct
Radical
户
Strokes
8
Components
⿰户斤
Cangjie
HSHML
Four-corner
7222.1

周

Meaning
Zhou dynasty; circumference
Radical
口
Strokes
8
Components
⿵冂⿱土口
Cangjie
BGR
Four-corner
7722.0

知

Meaning
know, perceive, comprehend
Radical
矢
Strokes
8
Components
⿰矢口
Cangjie
OKR
Four-corner
8640.0

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