Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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:

Mnemonic

My food stands for my standpoint, meaning referring to.

Radicals

this (particle)
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Vocabulary

之下 zhī xià under; beneath; less than
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
肺腑之言 fèi fǔ zhī yán words from the bottom of one's heart


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