之 zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
之
zhī
literary/classical particle or pronoun; of; it; this
Character
Example phrases
- 我每个月把三分之一的工资存起来，准备将来买房子。 Wǒ měi gè yuè bǎ sān fēn zhī yī de gōngzī cún qǐlái, zhǔnbèi jiānglái mǎi fángzi. Every month I save a third of my salary to prepare for buying a house in the future.
- 朋友之间的信任一旦被破坏，就很难恢复了。 Péngyou zhījiān de xìnrèn yīdàn bèi pòhuài, jiù hěn nán huīfùle. Once trust between friends is broken, it is very hard to restore.
- 总之，这个问题还需要大家进一步讨论。 Zǒngzhī, zhège wèntí hái xūyào dàjiā jìnyíbù tǎolùn. In short, this issue still needs further discussion by everyone.
Related words
- 分之 fēnzhī over (in fractions)
- 之后 zhīhòu after
- 之间 zhījiān between
- 之前 zhīqián before
- 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)
- 之所以 zhīsuǒyǐ the reason why
- 不正之风 búzhèngzhīfēng unhealthy practice; improper tendency