Memory phrase for the Kanji: 之
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Meaning
| possessive particle, this, him, her, it
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Pronunciation |
zhī |
Explanation |
Shows a foot with a line below. This character has the same origin like: 止 |
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My food stands for my standpoint, meaning referring to.
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Radicals
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 之下 |
zhī xià |
under; beneath; less than |
| 之下 |
zhī xià |
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| 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 |
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| 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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