Chinese Word: 枝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

枝HSK 6

Pinyin: zhī

English Definition: branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Chinese Definition:
①由植物主干上分出来的茎条：树枝。枝干(gàn)。竹枝。节外生枝。枝柯。枝节(ａ．由一件事生发的其他问题；b．细碎的，不重要的)。
②量词，指杆形的：一枝铅笔。
③古同“支”，支持，分支。

Antonyms: 干

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic: 支 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 支 [ zhī ] to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

Similar Characters: 技肢岐秓

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树枝	shù zhī	branch; twig	HSK 6
荔枝	lì zhī	litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)
枝叶	zhī yè	branch and leaf
枝条	zhī tiáo	branch; twig; stem	HSK 6
枝节	zhī jié	branches and knots; fig. side issue; minor peripheral problem	HSK 6

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1		wǒ 我 zhāi 摘 le 了 yī zhī huā 一枝花 sòng gěi 送给 nǐ 你。 I picked a flower for you.
2		shù zhī 树枝 shēn chū 伸出 qù 去 dǎng zhù 挡住 le 了 lù 路。 The tree branch stuck out and obstructed the road.
3		kǎn 砍 shù 树 de 的 rén 人 xiāo qù 削去 le 了 shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上 de 的 shù pí 树皮。 The person cutting down the tree removed the bark from the branches.
4		tā 他 bǎ 把 yī zhī 一支 táo huā 桃花 zhī 枝 fàng zài 放在 le 了 shuǐ píng 水瓶 lǐ 里。 He put a branch of peach blossoms in a vase.
5		zhè 这 kē 颗 píng guǒ shù 苹果树 shàng 上 de 的 zhī tiáo 枝条 sì hū 似乎 yuè lái yuè 越来越 cháng 长 le 了。 The branches of this apple tree seem to be getting longer.

1		wǒ 我 zhāi 摘 le 了 yī zhī huā 一枝花 sòng gěi 送给 nǐ 你。 I picked a flower for you.
2		shù zhī 树枝 shēn chū 伸出 qù 去 dǎng zhù 挡住 le 了 lù 路。 The tree branch stuck out and obstructed the road.
3		kǎn 砍 shù 树 de 的 rén 人 xiāo qù 削去 le 了 shù zhī 树枝 shàng 上 de 的 shù pí 树皮。 The person cutting down the tree removed the bark from the branches.
4		tā 他 bǎ 把 yī zhī 一支 táo huā 桃花 zhī 枝 fàng zài 放在 le 了 shuǐ píng 水瓶 lǐ 里。 He put a branch of peach blossoms in a vase.
5		zhè 这 kē 颗 píng guǒ shù 苹果树 shàng 上 de 的 zhī tiáo 枝条 sì hū 似乎 yuè lái yuè 越来越 cháng 长 le 了。 The branches of this apple tree seem to be getting longer.