支 meaning and pronunciation

支
Simplified/traditional character

支 English definition

zhī
  • 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

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 之 : (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it;
  • 卮 : goblet;
  • 吱 : (onom.) creaking or groaning;
  • 搘 : prop up;
  • 枝 : branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc;
  • 栀 : gardenia; cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); same as 栀子;
  • 榰 : base of pillar; prop;
  • 汁 : juice;
  • 泜 : a river in Hebei province;
  • 疧 : sick;
  • 知 : to know; to be aware;
  • 祗 : respectful (ly);
  • 秪 : only, merely;
  • 织 : to weave; to knit;
  • 肢 : limb;
  • 胑 : wings of birds; legs of animals;
  • 胝 : callous;
  • 脂 : fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin;
  • 芝 : Zoysia pungens;
  • 隻 : only
  • 鳷 : general term for jay; Garrulus lidthi;

Sentences examples with 支

  • 我们两个要互相支持。
    Wǒmen liǎng gè yào hùxiāng zhīchí.
  • 他从朋友那里得到了很多支持。
    Tā cóng péngyǒu nàlǐ dédàole hěnduō zhīchí.

Words containing 支, by HSK level

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