How to Write 之 (zhī) — Chinese Stroke Order

Meaning: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her · 3 strokes · HSK 4

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Character facts

Character之
Pinyinzhī
Strokes3
HSK levelHSK 4
UnicodeU+4E4B

English meanings

Words with 之

WordPinyinMeaning
之间zhī jiānbetween; among
之一zhī yīone of (sth); one out of a multitude
之后zhī hòuafterwards; following
之中zhī zhōnginside; among
之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to
之下zhī xiàunder; beneath
之外zhī wàioutside; excluding
之上zhī shàngabove
之所以zhī suǒ yǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
之际zhī jìduring; at the time of
之类zhī lèiand so on; and such
之内zhī nèiinside; within

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