持 — Chinese character
持
chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
- Pinyin
- chí
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 扌 寺
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 寺
- Japanese
- 持 as a kanji
Common words with 持
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 坚持 (堅持) | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in |
| 持续 (持續) | chí xù | to continue; to last; to persist |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep; to maintain |
| 维持 (維持) | wéi chí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of; to manage or direct |
| 主持人 | zhǔ chí rén | host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director |
| 持有 | chí yǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) |
| 支持者 | zhī chí zhě | supporter |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting; enduring |
| 扶持 | fú chí | to help; to assist |
| 支持率 | zhī chí lǜ | support level; popularity rating |
English words written with 持
持 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 1 · Mencius 4 · Zhuangzi 17 · Doctrine of the Mean 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
- Analects 16.1
- Mencius 2A.2
- Mencius 2B.4
- Mencius 3A.3
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
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