知人

zhīrén
  1. (archaic) to be an insightful and astute judge of character
  2. to be an insightful and astute judge of character

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 知 zhī
  1. to know
  2. to be aware
=1 知 zhì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
  2. Original form of 智 (zhì, “knowing, wisdom, intelligence”).
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位

Containing this entry

知人善任 zhīrénshànrèn (idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
知人善用 zhīrénshànyòng see 知人善任 zhīrénshànrèn
知人知面不知心 zhīrénzhīmiànbùzhīxīn one may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature (idiom)
知人者智，自知者明 zhīrénzhězhì,zìzhīzhěmíng those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德经 Dàodéjīng
知人之明 zhīrénzhīmíng