zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

Radical: 丿 HSK 7 u, r, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

之 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 之

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 之.

久之
jiǔ zhī
之一
zhī yī
之上
zhī shàng
之下
zhī xià
之中
zhī zhōng
之内
zhī nèi
之前
zhī qián
之后
zhī hòu
之外
zhī wài
之类
zhī lèi
之至
zhī zhì
之间
zhī jiān

Related characters (radical 丿)

Characters that share the radical 丿.

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