chí

to hold; to maintain; to persevere

HSK 4 #357

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 357th character
Radical ⼿ (64.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1367

Definitions

持 chí
  1. 1. to hold
  2. 2. to maintain
  3. 3. to persevere
  4. 4. to support
  5. 5. to grasp
  6. 6. to manage
  7. 7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. 8. to control

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Words containing 持

Word Meaning
armed robbery
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
to have in one's possession and use when required
to continue; to persist; sustainable
persistent vegetative state
persistent vegetative state
persistent vegetative state (medicine)
persistent vegetative state (medicine)
duration
duration
to hold shares
to seize
gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
to shore up; (fig.) to sustain
to shore up; (fig.) to sustain
degree of support; percentage of vote
to manage; to take care of; to attend to
long and drawn-out; protracted (idiom)
nuclear stalemate; nuclear equipoise
soil conservation
not to give in; to refuse to concede
beauty needs support; talent needs helpers
even the great need support from others