Read Edit View history 之 zhī HSK4 [attributive particle] Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a foot (止) going out of an area. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a foot. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 之 Simp strokes 之 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Used here to depict an area. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 之 Simp strokes 之 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 之 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 423, 810 ], [ 515, 755 ], [ 545, 712 ] ], [ [ 223, 541 ], [ 274, 524 ], [ 590, 592 ], [ 644, 582 ], [ 609, 528 ], [ 531, 463 ], [ 309, 299 ], [ 265, 285 ] ], [ [ 86, 247 ], [ 106, 236 ], [ 141, 231 ], [ 241, 261 ], [ 337, 256 ], [ 458, 208 ], [ 688, 87 ], [ 752, 66 ], [ 838, 70 ], [ 947, 89 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 446 766 Q 480 739 515 706 Q 530 693 547 693 Q 559 694 564 708 Q 570 724 559 757 Q 547 796 440 819 Q 424 823 416 819 Q 410 815 412 801 Q 416 788 446 766 Z", "M 311 281 Q 464 372 633 513 Q 666 541 738 570 Q 763 579 749 597 Q 737 619 682 648 Q 667 655 651 644 Q 581 596 300 559 Q 251 555 229 556 Q 213 557 209 542 Q 208 529 240 504 Q 268 482 297 497 Q 346 524 576 567 Q 592 570 596 564 Q 600 560 588 548 Q 407 388 258 283 C 234 266 285 265 311 281 Z", "M 258 283 Q 219 282 175 262 Q 139 255 93 259 Q 72 262 72 248 Q 73 233 102 214 Q 123 198 154 208 Q 257 266 364 225 Q 436 206 632 74 Q 647 65 654 58 Q 711 19 750 18 Q 756 19 762 19 Q 942 61 953 88 Q 954 97 930 97 Q 780 103 694 130 Q 516 202 477 221 Q 353 281 311 281 L 258 283 Z" ] } 3 strokes 之 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 423, 810 ], [ 515, 755 ], [ 545, 712 ] ], [ [ 223, 541 ], [ 274, 524 ], [ 590, 592 ], [ 644, 582 ], [ 609, 528 ], [ 531, 463 ], [ 309, 299 ], [ 265, 285 ] ], [ [ 86, 247 ], [ 106, 236 ], [ 141, 231 ], [ 241, 261 ], [ 337, 256 ], [ 458, 208 ], [ 688, 87 ], [ 752, 66 ], [ 838, 70 ], [ 947, 89 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 446 766 Q 480 739 515 706 Q 530 693 547 693 Q 559 694 564 708 Q 570 724 559 757 Q 547 796 440 819 Q 424 823 416 819 Q 410 815 412 801 Q 416 788 446 766 Z", "M 311 281 Q 464 372 633 513 Q 666 541 738 570 Q 763 579 749 597 Q 737 619 682 648 Q 667 655 651 644 Q 581 596 300 559 Q 251 555 229 556 Q 213 557 209 542 Q 208 529 240 504 Q 268 482 297 497 Q 346 524 576 567 Q 592 570 596 564 Q 600 560 588 548 Q 407 388 258 283 C 234 266 285 265 311 281 Z", "M 258 283 Q 219 282 175 262 Q 139 255 93 259 Q 72 262 72 248 Q 73 233 102 214 Q 123 198 154 208 Q 257 266 364 225 Q 436 206 632 74 Q 647 65 654 58 Q 711 19 750 18 Q 756 19 762 19 Q 942 61 953 88 Q 954 97 930 97 Q 780 103 694 130 Q 516 202 477 221 Q 353 281 311 281 L 258 283 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.