The Chinese Radical: 之


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this (particle)    之

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 4
possessive particle, this, him, her, it
zhī
Shows a foot with a line below. This character has the same origin like:
My food stands for my standpoint, meaning referring to.
JLPT HSK 5
to float, non-specific, general, extensive, inundate
fàn
Left: water , right: short of, lack 乏 (person and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack is lacking sth.])
In the water it's lacking (i.e. the direction): it is floating.
JLPT HSK 5
short of, lack, deficient, tired

丿
Of obscure origin. Top can be read as one or person , below as zigzag
A person going zigzag is lacking sth.
JLPT HSK 6
to blink, to wink
zhǎ
Left: eye , right: short of, lack 乏 (person and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack is lacking sth.])
If the eyes are lacking, you are blinking.
JLPT HSK 6
to diminish, reduce, devaluate, depreciate, censure
biǎn
Left: money /貝, right: short of, lack 乏 (person and 'Z' [A person going zick-zack lacking sth.])
If money is lacking, it is diminished.
JLPT no HSK
sesame (seed)
zhī
Top: plant , bottom: variant of plant (suggestion: as a zigzag path)
A plant that is also grows along paths is: sesame.

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