Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 持
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持 |
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Meaning |
to hold, to grasp, to support, to maintain |
Pronunciation |
chí |
Explanation |
From left: radical for hand 扌, temple 寺 (= Made of earth 土 and built with skillful hands 寸) |
Mnemonic
| Having a hand at the temple gives you a hold. |
Radicals
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Vocabulary
| 保持 |
bǎo chí |
to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve | | 挟持 |
xié chí |
to seize | | 坚持不懈 |
jiān chí bù xiè |
to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end | | 持久 |
chí jiǔ |
lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long | | 持续 |
chí xù |
to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation | | 主持 |
zhǔ chí |
to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (eg justice); to host (a TV or radio program etc) | | 维持 |
wéi chí |
to keep; to maintain; to preserve | | 坚持 |
jiān chí |
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on | | 支持 |
zhī chí |
to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by | | 矜持 |
jīn chí |
reserved; aloof |
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