枝 — Chinese character
枝
zhī
branches, limbs; to branch off
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 木 支
- Formation
- pictophonetic — tree; meaning component 木; sound component 支
- Japanese
- 枝 as a kanji
Common words with 枝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 树枝 (樹枝) | shù zhī | branch; twig |
| 荔枝 | lì zhī | litchi or lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) |
| 攀枝花 | pān zhī huā | kapok (tree) |
| 枪枝 (槍枝) | qiāng zhī | (Tw) variant of 枪支 (qiāng zhī) |
| 分枝 | fēn zhī | branch |
| 枝叶 (枝葉) | zhī yè | branch and leaf |
| 枝条 (枝條) | zhī tiáo | branch; twig |
| 橄榄枝 (橄欖枝) | gǎn lǎn zhī | olive branch; (fig.) conciliatory gesture; overture of goodwill |
| 一枝独秀 (一枝獨秀) | yī zhī dú xiù | lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own |
| 花枝 | huā zhī | spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); cuttlefish (on dining menus) |
| 桂枝 | guì zhī | cinnamon (Ramulus Cinnamomi) |
| 枝节 (枝節) | zhī jié | branches and knots; fig. side issue |
English words written with 枝
枝 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 25
- Mencius 1A.7
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Joined Toes
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi The Universe
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