Memory phrase for the character: 支

支

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Meaning branch, twig, support, to sustain, to erect

Pronunciation

zhī

Explanation

Top: twig/branch 十, below: hand 又

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

Radicals

支 branchThe bottom shows one of the variants of “hand 又”, which holds a branch or twig 十.
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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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