HanziCraft - Information on 之,一

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之 is the 44th most frequent character.
之 has 1 dictionary entry.
之 appears as a character in 173 words.
之 appears as a component in 2 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

之 => 𪜋, ㇝

Radical :

之 => 王 (jade), 丶 (dot), 戈 (spear), ㇝ (N/A)

Graphical :

之 => 一, 一, 丨, 一, 丶, 戈, ㇝

Pinyin & Meaning:

zhi1 - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)/him/her/it

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 之 (zhi1): The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

之后 (之後)

Medium Frequency

不败之地 (不敗之地)

之内 (之內)

之间 (之間)

之际 (之際)

之类 (之類)

持之以恒 (持之以恆)

挥之不去 (揮之不去)

总之 (總之)

Appears In:

之 also appears in:

一

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一 is the 2nd most frequent character.
一 has 1 dictionary entry.
一 appears as a character in 433 words.
一 appears as a component in 68 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

一 => 一

Radical :

一 => 一 (one)

Graphical :

一 => 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

yi1 - one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout/"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Pronunciation Clues:

Pronunciation clue for 一 (yi1): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

一呼百应 (一呼百應)

一时 (一時)

一会 (一會)

一会儿 (一會兒)

一样 (一樣)

一举 (一舉)

一辈子 (一輩子)

一边 (一邊)

一点 (一點)

一点点 (一點點)

周一 (週一)

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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