Nantoka/焉知yān zhī焉知 (yān zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “(literary) how is one to know?”.Meanings1(literary) how is one to know?Characters in 焉知焉yān · where知zhī · to knowRelated words知道to know; to become aware of知to know通知to notify不知not to know得知to find out一无所知(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant知识knowledge告知to inform; to notify先知a person of foresight无知ignorant知名well-known; famous未知unknownStudy Chinese with flashcards →