zhī
[attributive particle]
Original meaning:
go forwards
Pictograph of a foot (止) going out of an area. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Component uses
Iconic component in 1 character (0 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.498-499