zhī

branches, limbs; branch off

HSK 6 #1491

DEFINITIONS

枝 zhī
  • branch
  • classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

STROKES

WORDS

qiāng zhī a gun; guns in general; same as 槍支|枪支
qiāng zhī a gun; guns in general; same as 槍支|枪支
shù zhī branch; twig
状晶 shù zhī zhuàng jīng dendrite (crystallography)
狀晶 shù zhī zhuàng jīng dendrite (crystallography)
橄欖 gǎn lǎn zhī olive branch; symbol of peace
横生节 héng shēng zhī jié to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
橫生節 héng shēng zhī jié to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
niè zhī branch stem
niè zhī branch stem
水横 shuǐ héng zhī cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai
水橫 shuǐ héng zhī cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai
番荔 fān lì zhī custard apple; soursop (Annonaceae)
山 zhù zhī shān Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
节上生 jié shàng shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
節上生 jié shàng shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
節外生 jié wài shēng zhī a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
大葉 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy
末節 xì zhī mò jié minor details; trifles
核 lì zhī hé seeds of litchi or lychee (in TCM)
远门近 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives
遠門近 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives
玉叶 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
玉葉 jīn zhī yù yè golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty
liǔ zhī willow branches