TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
之
ㄓ · zhī
particle — of, 's; (classical) to go; it
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A foot (止) on the line (一), stepping off — the old word for to go. Grammar borrowed the going: the link between words (之間、三分之一) and the it of classical lines (求之不得).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
腳印（止）壓過門前那道線（一）——人已經在路上。
The footprint (止) presses past the line at the gate (一) — already on the road.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)去、往（文言）— to go (classical)
→的（之間、之後）— the linker — of, 's常用
→它（求之不得）— it (classical object)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension