zhī

branch; to support; to sustain

HSK 4 #437

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 437th character
Radical ⽀ (65.0)
Strokes 4
Index # 89

Definitions

支 zhī
  1. 1. branch
  2. 2. to support
  3. 3. to sustain
  4. 4. to raise
  5. 5. to erect
  6. 6. to draw money
  7. 7. division
  8. 8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
  9. 9. surname Zhi

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Words containing 支

Word Meaning
to support; to be in favor of; to back
check (bank); cheque
to support; to provide assistance; to back
to support; to prop up; brace
to control; to dominate; to allocate
expenses; expenditures; to spend money
mainstay; backbone; pillar
expense; to pay out; to spend
tributary (river)
to pay (money)
guns in general; a gun
fulcrum (for a lever)
supporter
support; frame; to prop sth up
branch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge
scattered and smashed (idiom)
(bank) overdraft
support level; popularity rating
to get payment in advance; to pay in advance
income and expenditure; financial balance; cash flow
checkbook (banking)
bronchial tube; bronchus
bronchitis
branch line; spur; fig. secondary plot (in a story)
to overspend
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