扶 fú
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 夫 man, husband
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扶持
fúchí
to support; to foster
Characters in this word
持 chí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政策不应只扶持少数龙头企业，也要给初创团队留下试错空间。 Zhèngcè bù yīng zhǐ fúchí shǎoshù lóngtóu qǐyè, yě yào gěi chūchuàng tuánduì liú xià shìcuò kōngjiān. Policy should not support only a small number of leading enterprises; it should also leave room for start-up teams to experiment and make mistakes.
- 老人走路不稳，孙子在旁边小心地扶持着他。 Lǎorén zǒulù bù wěn, sūnzi zài pángbiān xiǎoxīn de fúchí zhe tā. The old man walks unsteadily, so his grandson carefully supports him at his side.
- 当地商会出钱扶持小店，帮它们渡过难关。 Dāngdì shānghuì chū qián fúchí xiǎo diàn, bāng tāmen dùguò nánguān. The local chamber of commerce funds small shops to help them through hard times.
Related words
- 扶 fú to support; to help up
- 救死扶伤 jiùsǐfúshāng to heal the wounded and rescue the dying
- 保持 bǎochí to keep; to maintain
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 坚持 jiānchí to keep going; to persist
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 主持 zhǔchí to host; to lead
- 维持 wéichí to maintain; to keep
- 持久 chíjiǔ lasting, enduring
- 持有 chíyǒu to hold, to possess
- 秉持 bǐngchí to uphold; to maintain
- 持 chí to hold; to maintain; to support