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how to write zhi(branch) in chinese

pinyinzhī
radicalsStroke count4
eanglish meaningbranch; offshoot; the twelve Earthly Branches; prop up; put up; hold; stick; count

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "支" (zhi)

Handwriting

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Basic explanations

n. (分支; 支派) branch; offshoot:

1.  党总
general Party branch;

2.  
branch store

n. (地支) the twelve Earthly Branches

1.  

n. (姓氏) a surname:

1.  叔才
Zhi Shucai

v. (撑) prop up; put up; hold:

1.  把伞
put up an umbrella;

2.  用柱子住平台
hold a platform by pillars;

3.  这栅栏该用东西
This fence should be propped up.

v. (伸出; 竖起) stick; protrude; prick:

1.  门牙往外
with one's incisor or front teeth protruded;

2.  起耳朵
prick up its or one's ears

v. (支持) support; sustain; hold up; bear:

1.  体力不
lack of physical strength; too tired to go on doing sth.; too weak physically to stand it;

2.  乐不可
overwhelmed with joy; overjoyed;

3.  她疼得真有点不住了。
She could hardly bear the pain any more.

v. (调度; 指使) order; send away; put sb. off:

1.  嘴儿
order sb. about;

2.  借故开他
send him away on some pretext or other;

3.  这事甭别人了, 你自个儿去吧。
Don't send anyone else; you had better go yourself.

v. (付出) pay out; disburse:

1.  
pay expenses;

2.  给他一个月的工钱
pay him a month salary in advance

v. (领取) receive; get payment; draw (money):

1.  
overdraw;

2.  从财务科
draw money from the finance section

(用于队伍等):

1.  军队
a contingent of troops;

2.  游击
a guerrilla detachment

(用于歌曲或乐曲):

1.  山歌
sing a folk song;

2.  钢琴协奏曲
a piano concerto

(用于电灯的光度):

1.  50烛光
fifty candlepower;

2.  60光的灯泡
a 60-watt bulb

(用于细长物):

1.  毛笔
a writing brush;

2.  蜡烛
a candle

{纺} (纱线粗细程度的计算单位) count:

1.  100
100-count yarn;

2.  
coarse yarn