Chinese symbol for “branch”
分支
fēn zhī
branch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramify
The closest CC-CEDICT match for branch is 分支 (fēn zhī), defined as: branch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramify; to subdivide.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “branch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分会 (分會) | fēn huì | branch |
| 网点 (網點) | wǎng diǎn | branch; service outlet (of a bank, retail store etc); (printing) halftone dot |
| 树枝 (樹枝) | shù zhī | branch; twig |
| 分部 | fēn bù | branch; subsection |
| 分店 | fēn diàn | branch (of a chain store); annex |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 分支.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze; analysis |
| 分别 (分別) | fēn bié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart |
| 分钟 (分鐘) | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very; completely |
| 分享 | fēn xiǎng | to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial) |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of; to support |
| 支付 | zhī fù | to pay (money) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “branch”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.