之 zhī of

HSK 4 — upper-intermediate proficiency: 600 new words, 1,200 in all. You can converse fluently on a wide range of topics with native speakers. In HSK 3.0, 之 is in band 7–9. HSK 4 explained

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中之。

It means of. You'd reach for it when you point to one part of something. A friend asks about your trip, and you tell them the best part of it. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

之 is written in 3 strokes.

之 — the Chinese character for of (zhī), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 之 — of

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HSK 4 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Grammar words Practise

之 is pronounced zhī and means “of”.