知己

Meaning of 知己

知己 (zhījǐ) is a soulmate who truly knows you — 知 (to know) and 己 (oneself). The Chinese proverb says a true 知己 is rarer than a thousand admirers.

To say Soulmate in Chinese, pronounce 知己 as Zhī jǐ. The marks over the letters show the tones — the pitch contour that distinguishes Mandarin syllables.