之
HSK 4

之 (zhī): him, her, it

zhī

him, her, it

Pinyin

zhī

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

him, her, it

How to Write 之 (zhī)

之 is written in 3 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

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Origin of 之

A foot meaning "to follow"; cursive version of 止

What 之 is Made Of

之 is built from 1 component:

丶dot

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Words Using 之

Common Chinese words that contain 之:

之际

zhījì

反之

fǎnzhī

总之

zǒngzhī

百分之

bǎifēnzhī

后顾之忧

hòugùzhīyōu

天伦之乐

tiānlúnzhīlè

当务之急

dāngwùzhījí

总而言之

zǒngéryánzhī

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