zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of de); it

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 44th character
Radical ⼃ (4.3)
Strokes 3
Index # 58

Definitions

之 zhī
  1. 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of de)
  2. 2. it
  3. 3. him
  4. 4. her

Stroke order

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Words containing 之

Word Meaning
Since this is so, we should accept it.
Since this is so, we should accept it.
sensible act
in other words
a small start can grow into great power
trouble spot; sketchy area
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
married woman
married woman
married man
married man
a person with knowledge and experience (idiom)
(derog.) to be even worse
unfulfilled ambition
unsolved mystery
unsolved mystery
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
to put sth on the back burner; no longer a high priority