zhé

wise

a sage

sound (折) + mouth (口) = the voice of a sage

折 gives the sound zhé; the mouth radical (口) grounds the character in speech — wisdom is expressed through words that carry weight and clarity.

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他是一位很有智慧的人。

tā shì yī wèi hěn yǒu zhì huì de zhé rén。

He is a very wise sage.

古代的人留下了很多有用的思想。

gǔ dài de zhé rén liú xià le hěn duō yǒu yòng de sī xiǎng。

The sages of ancient times left behind many useful ideas.

Words with 哲

哲学史

zhé xué shǐ

history of philosophy

哲学家

zhé xué jiā

philosopher

陶哲轩

táo zhé xuān

Terence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006

马哲

mǎ zhé

Marxist philosophy

麦哲伦

mài zhé lún

Magellan (1480-1521), Portuguese explorer

先哲

xiān zhé

the wise and learned individuals of the past

李哲

lǐ zhé

Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), reigned 705-710

哲人

zhé rén

wise man

哲人其萎

zhé rén qí wěi

a wise man has passed away (idiom)

哲人石

zhé rén shí

philosopher's stone

哲学

zhé xué

philosophy

哲学博士

zhé xué bó shì

Doctor of Philosophy; PhD

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