之 zhī — (literary equivalent of 的); (subor. part.); him; her; it
长城是中国的名胜之一。Cháng chéng shì Zhōng guó de míng shèng zhī yī.The Great Wall is one of China's famous sights.
Common words: 之后 (zhī hòu)、之间 (zhī jiān)、之前 (zhī qián)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "her"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "her", including 之 (zhī), 其 (qí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "her" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 之 (zhī), 其 (qí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span zhī, qí — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 之 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 之 zhī(literary equivalent of 的); (subor. part.); him; her; itUseful words: 之后, 之间
- 其 qíhis; her; its; theirs; that; suchUseful words: 其他, 其中
Common words for these 2 "her" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 之 (zhī) — so "her" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "her".
其 qí — his; her; its; theirs; that; such
他对其他同学很友好。Tā duì qí tā tóng xué hěn yǒu hǎo.He is friendly to the other classmates.
Common words: 其他 (qí tā)、其中 (qí zhōng)、其实 (qí shí)
All 2 characters
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