支 zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to prop up
Made up of [十 shí ten; 10 radical 24, 又 yòu also; in addition; and radical 29]Used as component 支 in :枝 zhī ; 技 jì
This measure word can be used with these nouns: 笔 bǐ (pen)
Made with 4 strokes.
The 'hand' underneath something gives idea of support
Related characters
Also uses 十 shí component: 半 bàn (half) 德 dé (virtue) ; 盾 dùn (shield) ; 古 gǔ (ancient) ; 华 huá (splendid) ; 卖 mài (sell) ; 南 nán (south) ; 啤 pí (hops) ; 什 shén (what) ; 午 wǔ (noon) ; 载 zài (to carry) ; 早 zǎo (early) ; 直 zhí (straight)
Also uses 又 yòu component: 报 bào (to announce) 度 dù (to pass) ; 对 duì (right) ; 发 fà (to send out) ; 反 fǎn (contrary) ; 服 fú (clothes) ; 汉 hàn (chinese) ; 欢 huān (merry) ; 及 jí (and) ; 鸡 jī (fowl) ; 艰 jiān (difficult) ; 难 nán (difficult) ; 取 qǔ (to take) ; 圣 shèng (holy) ; 受 shòu (to receive) ; 树 shù (tree) ; 双 shuāng (pair) ; 友 yǒu (friend) ; 泽 zé (pool)
Sounds same
只 zhī (one) ; 之 zhī (him) ; 知 zhī (to know) ; 枝 zhī (branch)Different tone
直 zhí (straight) ; 值 zhí (value) ; 植 zhí (to plant) ; 纸 zhǐ (paper) ; 止 zhǐ (to stop) ; 夂 zhǐ (walk slowly) ; 志 zhì (aspiration) ; 至 zhì (to arrive) ; 治 zhì (to rule) ; 致 zhì (to send) ; 置 zhì (to install)Pronunciation
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