Wisdom and knowledge, knowledge and wisdom. Both sound and look very similar in Chinese. Wisdom (智）, and knowledge (知). Some people may mix up wisdom and intelligent. When someone sees a person who is able to make very good decisions, he or she may think "Woah, this person is smart!". However, instead of smart, this person is actually wise because of the accumulated practices or experiences. Of course, this form of wisdom is worldly wisdom which is used in worldly affairs. In