支 — Chinese character
支
zhī
to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Radical
- 65 ⽀ (Branch)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 十 又
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support
- Japanese
- 支 as a kanji
Common words with 支
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 支付 | zhī fù | to pay (money) |
| 支援 | zhī yuán | to provide assistance; to support |
| 支撑 (支撐) | zhī chēng | to prop up; to support |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure |
| 支持者 | zhī chí zhě | supporter |
| 分支 | fēn zhī | branch (of company, river etc); to branch |
| 支配 | zhī pèi | to control; to dominate |
| 开支 (開支) | kāi zhī | expenditures; expenses (笔 (bǐ),项 (xiàng)); to spend money |
| 支柱 | zhī zhù | mainstay; pillar |
| 支部 | zhī bù | branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party |
| 支队 (支隊) | zhī duì | detachment (of troops) |
English words written with 支
支 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 3 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 18
- Art of War 10.1
- Art of War 10.6
- Art of War 10.7
- Mencius 4B.30
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
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