之 zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
之前
zhīqián
before
Characters in this word
前 qián
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
Example phrases
- 上课之前来。 Shàngkè zhīqián lái. Come before class.
- 睡觉之前刷牙。 Shuìjiào zhīqián shuāyá. Brush your teeth before sleeping.
- 吃饭之前洗手。 Chīfàn zhīqián xǐshǒu. Wash your hands before eating.
Related words
- 分之 fēnzhī over (in fractions)
- 之后 zhīhòu after
- 之间 zhījiān between
- 之一 zhīyī one of
- 总之 zǒngzhī in short
- 之内 zhīnèi within (inside a limit)
- 之外 zhīwài outside (a limit)
- 之下 zhīxià below; under
- 之中 zhīzhōng among (inside a group)
- 前 qián front, before
- 前边 qiánbian front, in front
- 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday