(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

= + Z : Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.

之 character breakdown

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
Z
Character component without intrinsic meaning

This is just to remind you that 之 looks like Z.

Characters with 之 as component

short of / tired

= 丿 + : A futon. Frankenstein's monster just entered the ashram and finds a futon. Tired as he his, he immediately goes to bed, covers himself with a big banana peel and makes loud zZz sounds as he sleeps.
Zoysia pungens

Words with 之

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency
to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent / cold and uncaring
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom) / fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), or Mother of All Bombs, a powerful American bomb
Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian bomb
useless person (originally from Zhuangzi's "A Happy Excursion" 逍遙遊|逍遥游)
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision

Sentences with 之

bá
qǐ
wǒ
zhèn
hǎi
zhi̅
bǎo
 
 
cǐ
hóu
ya̅o
fǎ
shèn
dà