00416 Chinese character of 支 and pronounce zi1

The Chinese word【支】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes an action or an object. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Support or branch. Explanation: (1) To support or help. Such as: “support”, “support”. (2) Separated from the main body. Such as: “tribe”, “tributary”, “branch”, “branch”. (3) To bear or endure. For example: “too happy to contain oneself”, “exhausted”. (4) Receive or pay. Such as: “salary”, “payment”, “balance of income and expenditure”. (5) Deportation. Such as: “dispatch”, “order”, “dominate”, “find a way to get him out of here”. (6) Earthly Branches: the ancient people’s code for telling time. Such as Zi, Chou, Wu, etc. (7) Quantifier: A> Counting team units. For example: “A powerful army.” B> Calculate the unit of songs and music. For example: “Two songs”. C>) The unit for calculating the fineness of yarn. The higher the count, the finer the yarn. For example: “eighty count of yarn”. D>The unit for calculating light intensity. For example: “Forty limbs of light”.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【支】:zhī

Cantonese Jyutping of 【支】:zi1

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【支】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【支】, for example:Describing an action or object , It means mainly a support or branch .The intricacy of Chinese characters allows for multiple layers of meaning, some of which may not be entirely outlined here.

【支】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【支撐、分支】(Mandarin Pinyin:zhī chēng 、fèn zhī/ Cantonese Jyutping:zi1 caang1 、fan1 zi1)

The stroke count for this character is 4 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


他用木棒支撐住了帳篷的一角。

He propped up one corner of the tent with a wooden stick.


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