之

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:

丶

Words containing 之

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 之.

久之
jiǔ zhī
for a long time
之一
zhī yī
one of (sth)
之上
zhī shàng
above
之下
zhī xià
under
之中
zhī zhōng
inside
之内
zhī nèi
inside
之前
zhī qián
before
之后
zhī hòu
afterwards
之外
zhī wài
outside
之类
zhī lèi
and so on
之至
zhī zhì
extremely
之间
zhī jiān
between

Related characters (radical 丿)

Characters that share the radical 丿.

丿 乂 乃 久 乇 么 义 乌 乍 乎 乏 乐 乑 乒 乓 乖 乘 龹

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