HanziCraft - Information on 之,下

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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)

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之 also appears in:

下

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下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
下 has 1 dictionary entry.
下 appears as a character in 255 words.
下 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :

下 => 一, 卜

Radical :

下 => 一 (one), 卜 (divination)

Graphical :

下 => 一, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

xia4 - down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down/to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

下载 (下載)

Medium Frequency

下来 (下來)

下车 (下車)

下辈子 (下輩子)

写下 (寫下)

接下来 (接下來)

楼下 (樓下)

当下 (當下)

许下 (許下)

这下 (這下)

乡下 (鄉下)

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下 also appears in:

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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.