The Chinese Radical: 之




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Meaning
this (particle)    之

Explanation

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

丿
Of obscure origin. Top can be read as one 一 or person 人, below as zigzag 之
A person going zigzag is lacking sth.  
HSK 6
to blink, to wink
zhǎ
Left: eye 目, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zigzag is lacking sth.])
If the eyes are lacking, you are blinking.  
HSK 6
to diminish, reduce, devaluate, depreciate, censure
biǎn
Left: money 贝/貝, right: short of, lack 乏 (person 人 and 'Z' [A person going zigzag lacking sth.])
If money is lacking, it is diminished.  
no HSK
sesame (seed)
zhī
Top: plant 艹, bottom: 之 variant of plant (suggestion: as a zigzag path)
A plant that is also grows along paths is: sesame.  

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