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支

zhī

to support; to prop up

A pole supporting a wall
Memory picture

Character

支 zhī

Strokes
4
Radical
支 — to support, to sustain
Made of
十 ten, tenth 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我有一支笔。 Wǒ yǒu yī zhī bǐ. I have a pen with me.
  • 给我一支笔。 Gěi wǒ yī zhī bǐ. Give me a pen.
  • 买两支花。 Mǎi liǎng zhī huā. Buy two flowers.

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