Memory phrase for the Kanji: 之

之

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Meaning possessive particle, this, him, her, it

Pronunciation

zhī

Explanation

Shows a foot with a line below. This character has the same origin like: 止

Mnemonic
 
My food stands for my standpoint, meaning referring to.

Radicals

之 this (particle)
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 Vocabulary

 之下  zhī xià  under; beneath; less than
 之下  zhī xià  
 众矢之的  zhòng shǐ zhī dì  lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
 逃之夭夭  táo zhī yāo yāo  to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels
 贪婪是万恶之源  tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán  Greed is the root of all evil.
 霄壤之别  xiāo rǎng zhī bié  huge difference
 嗤之以鼻  chī zhī yǐ bí  to look down upon; to treat with contempt (idiom)
 谒陵之旅  yè líng zhī lǚ  visit to ancestral tomb
 祁奚之荐  Qí Xī zhī jiàn  Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
 祁奚之荐  Qí Xī zhī jiàn  
 肺腑之言  fèi fǔ zhī yán  words from the bottom of one's heart
 肺腑之言  fèi fǔ zhī yán  

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