支 zhī to support; to sustain; to erect; to prop up
Made up of [十 shí ten; 10 radical 24, 又 yòu also; in addition; and radical 29]Used as component 支 in :枝 zhī ; 技 jì
This measure word can be used with these nouns: 笔 bǐ (pen)
Made with 4 strokes.
The 'hand' underneath something gives idea of support
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Also uses 十 shí component: 半 bàn (half) 德 dé (virtue) 盾 dùn (shield) 古 gǔ (ancient) 华 huá (splendid) 卖 mài (sell) 南 nán (south) 啤 pí (hops) 什 shén (what) 午 wǔ (noon) 载 zài (to carry) 早 zǎo (early) 直 zhí (straight)
Also uses 又 yòu component: 报 bào (to announce) 度 dù (to pass) 对 duì (right) 发 fà (to send out) 反 fǎn (contrary) 服 fú (clothes) 汉 hàn (chinese) 欢 huān (merry) 及 jí (and) 鸡 jī (fowl) 艰 jiān (difficult) 难 nán (difficult) 取 qǔ (to take) 圣 shèng (holy) 受 shòu (to receive) 树 shù (tree) 双 shuāng (pair) 友 yǒu (friend) 泽 zé (pool)
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只 zhī (one) 之 zhī (him) 知 zhī (to know) 枝 zhī (branch)Different tone
直 zhí (straight) 值 zhí (value) 植 zhí (to plant) 纸 zhǐ (paper) 止 zhǐ (to stop) 夂 zhǐ (walk slowly) 志 zhì (aspiration) 至 zhì (to arrive) 治 zhì (to rule) 致 zhì (to send) 置 zhì (to install)Pronunciation
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