Memory phrase for the Kanji: 支


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Meaning

branch, twig, support, to sustain, to erect

Pronunciation

zhī

Explanation

Top: twig/branch , below: hand

Mnemonic

The twig in my hand is a twig, which I use as a support.

Radicals

branchThe bottom shows one of the variants of “hand ”, which holds a branch or twig .
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Vocabulary

 支部  zhī bù  branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party
 俾路支  Bǐ lù zhī  Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
 俾路支省  Bǐ lù zhī shěng  Balochistan (Pakistan)
 支支吾吾  zhī zhī wú wú  to hem and haw; to stall; to stammer; to mumble; to falter
 支支吾吾  zhī zhī wú wú  to hem and haw; to stall; to stammer; to mumble; to falter
 支座  zhī zuò  abutment
 支架  zhī jià  trestle; support; frame; to prop sth up
 支撑  zhī chēng  to prop up; to support; strut; brace
 支付  zhī fù  to pay (money)
 支出  zhī chū  to spend; to pay out; expense
 支配  zhī pèi  to control; to dominate; to allocate
 支配  zhī pèi  

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