支
HSK 3

支 (zhī): disperse, pay, support

zhī

disperse, pay, support

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Pinyin

zhī

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

disperse, pay, support

How to Write 支 (zhī)

支 is written in 4 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Origin of 支

A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support

What 支 is Made Of

支 is built from 2 components:

十ten, tenth
又and, also, again, in addition

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Words Using 支

Common Chinese words that contain 支:

开支

kāizhī

支出

zhīchū

支持

zhīchí

支援

zhīyuán

支撑

zhīchēng

支柱

zhīzhù

支流

zhīliú

支票

zhīpiào

支配

zhīpèi

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