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
ministry
ministry
just like (sth)
just like (sth)
Xuanwu Gate 626 coup in early Tang dynasty
Xuanwu Gate coup, Li Shimin seizing power
Wang Fuzhi, Ming-Qing era Chinese thinker
Wang Xizhi, famous Eastern Jin calligrapher
Doll's House (1879), drama by Ibsen yì bǔ shēng
paradise; jade garden of celestial ruler
paradise; jade garden of celestial ruler
to be trapped (idiom); lit. like a turtle in a jar
lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
semiliterate; only knows words of one syllable
semiliterate; only knows words of one syllable
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
unequalled; a leading light; the foremost person of his age
to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
fully deserving; worthy without shame
top priority job; matter of vital importance
old institutions die hard
old institutions die hard
physical pain; lit. skin and flesh suffer