The story of 之

of, until, go

之 depicts a foot pointing upward. Both 之 and 止 come from the same origin, their shape and pronunciation are similar. In the past, 之 meant 'this' or 'going to somewhere'. Now 之 is mostly used as an article like 的.

Vocabulary of 之

  • 之前 (before)
  • 之後 (after)
  • 三分之二 (two third)

Classification

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