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之

zhī
particle HSK 7 #245

Meanings

  1. 1 possessive particle (literary equivalent of 的)
  2. 2 of; 's
  3. 3 him/her/it (literary object pronoun)

Examples

三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
one third
中国之美
Zhōngguó zhī měi
the beauty of China

Tips

usage
Classical/literary particle; 的 is the modern equivalent.
grammar
Very common in fractions: X分之Y = Y/X.

Stroke Order

之 zhī