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支
Pinyin: zhī
English Definition: to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
Chinese Definition:
①撑持，伸出，竖起：支撑。支援。体力不支。
②受得住：乐不可支。
③领款或付款：支付。
④调度，指使：支使。支应。支着儿。
⑤附属于总体的一个部分：总支。支流。支离。
⑥(地支)历法中用的十二个字：子丑寅卯辰巳午未申酉戌亥。
⑦量词：一支笔。
Antonyms: 塌 收
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 支
Ideographic: A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
    • 又 [ yòu ] and, also, again, in addition
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Example Words
支持 zhī chí to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by; Classifiers: 个
支付 zhī fù to pay (money)
支出 zhī chū to spend; to pay out; expense
支撑 zhī chēng to prop up; to support; strut; brace
支援 zhī yuán to provide assistance; to support; to back
More: 支* | *支 | *支*
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