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
Tar Heel state
Tar Heel state
Battle of Baiju, 506 BC, Wu beat Chu
Battle of Baiju, Wu defeated Chu (506 BC)
to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)
to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)
Ritz (cracker brand)
Ritz (cracker brand)
happy wife-husband reunion
happy wife-husband reunion
stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
stratagem of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan zuǒ zhuàn); one can always trump up a charge against sb
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan zuǒ zhuàn); one can always trump up a charge against sb
Eurostar (train line)
Eurostar (train line)
a tragic end; to die without a burial site; to die a pauper
a tragic end; to die without a burial site; to die a pauper
feast at the birth of a child
Desert Fox
nodding acquaintance; slight familiarity
to handle the situation calmly (idiom); unruffled
negligible force (idiom); tiny force