zhī

support, hold up

Pictograph of a hand () lifting a piece of bamboo ().

Components
个 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

[measure word]

Depicts a piece of bamboo.

又 iconic component

  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

支 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
支 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
支 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhī

disperse, pay; support; branch; to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

 

Zhī

surname Zhi

Most common words with 支
Freq.
Word
Meaning

支持

to support

to support

支付

to pay (money)

支票

cheque

支撑

to prop up

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 14 characters (3 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)