支
zhī
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
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
Other reading: Zhī
surname Zhi
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Characters
Examples
那是一支铅笔。
Nà shi yī zhī qiān bǐ.
That's a pencil.
给我支香烟吧。
Gěi wǒ zhī xiāng yān ba.
Give me a cigarette.
这支铅笔是谁的？
Zhè zhī qiān bǐ shì shéi de?
Whose pencil is this?
Words with this character
支持 zhī chí to be in favor of支付 zhī fù to pay支援 zhī yuán to provide assistance支撑 zhī chēng to prop up开支 kāi zhī expenditures支配 zhī pèi to control支出 zhī chū to spend支票 zhī piào check支柱 zhī zhù mainstay分支 fēn zhī branch收支 shōu zhī cash flow透支 tòu zhī to overdraw支流 zhī liú tributary支那 Zhī nà phonetic transcription of China, colonial term, generally considered discriminatory地支 dì zhī the 12 earthly branches 子 zǐ, 丑 chǒu, 寅 yín, 卯 mǎo, 辰 chén, 巳 sì, 午 wǔ, 未 wèi, 申 shēn, 酉 yǒu, 戌 xū, 亥 hài, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc借支 jiè zhī to get an advance on one's pay枪支 qiāng zhī a gun印支 Yìn Zhī abbr. for 印度支那 Yìn dù zhī nà月支 Yuè zhī the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty不支 bù zhī to be unable to endure肠支 cháng zhī cecum超支 chāo zhī to overspend垫支 diàn zhī to advance funds