知人者智，自知者明

Traditional form:

知人者智，自知者明

Pinyin (reading):

zhīrénzhězhì,zìzhīzhěmíng

Definitions:

• those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經／道德经 ( Dàodéjīng)

Characters:

• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 人 - man, person; people
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 智 - wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

Traditional characters:

• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 人 - man, person; people
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 智 - wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 者 - that which; they who; those who
• 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light