HanziCraft - Information on 之,外

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之

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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:

外

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外 is the 131st most frequent character.
外 has 1 dictionary entry.
外 appears as a character in 190 words.
外 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :

外 => 夕, 卜

Radical :

外 => 夕 (evening/unset), 卜 (divination)

Graphical :

外 => 夕, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

wai4 - outside/in addition/foreign/external

Pronunciation Clues:

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

九霄云外 (九霄雲外)

内外 (內外)

国内外 (國內外)

国外 (國外)

外来 (外來)

外传 (外傳)

外汇 (外匯)

外国 (外國)

外国人 (外國人)

外壳 (外殼)

外滩 (外灘)

外号 (外號)

外观 (外觀)

外语 (外語)

外贸 (外貿)

外卖 (外賣)

外边 (外邊)

外头 (外頭)

对外 (對外)

户外 (戶外)

紫外线 (紫外線)

号外 (號外)

门外 (門外)

额外 (額外)

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外 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.