众所周知

Traditional form:

眾所週知

Pinyin (reading):

zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī

Definitions:

• see 眾所周知／众所周知 (zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī)

Characters:

• 众 - multitude, crowd; masses, public
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 周 - Zhou dynasty; circumference
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend

Traditional characters:

• 眾 - multitude, crowd; masses, public
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 週 - week; turn, cycle; anniversary
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend