• 44th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.31% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 411 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) • him • her • it

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhī (zhi1)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

之一 
之中 
之前 
之外 
之后 (之後)
之间 (之間)
总之 (總之)

Uncommon

一家之主 
一臂之力 
三分之一 
不败之地 (不敗之地)
久而久之 
之上 
之下 
之内 (之內)
之所以 
之际 (之際)
之类 (之類)
加之 
反之 
取而代之 
四分之一 
天伦之乐 (天倫之樂)
持之以恒 (持之以恆)
挥之不去 (揮之不去)
当之无愧 (當之無愧)
百分之百 
总而言之 (總而言之)
自知之明 
身外之物 

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  • 175th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 241 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nèi (nei4)inside • inner • internal • within • interior

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

内地 (內地)
内容 (內容)
内心 (內心)
内涵 (內涵)
国内 (國內)

Uncommon

之内 (之內)
以内 (以內)
内分泌 (內分泌)
内向 (內向)
内在 (內在)
内外 (內外)
内存 (內存)
内定 (內定)
内幕 (內幕)
内战 (內戰)
内江 (內江)
内疚 (內疚)
内科 (內科)
内置 (內置)
内脏 (內臟)
内蒙 (內蒙)
内蒙古 (內蒙古)
内衣 (內衣)
内裤 (內褲)
内部 (內部)
内需 (內需)
内饰 (內飾)
国内外 (國內外)
在内 (在內)
境内 (境內)
大内 (大內)
室内 (室內)
市内 (市內)
日内瓦 (日內瓦)
校内 (校內)
河内 (河內)
贤内助 (賢內助)
体内 (體內)

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