1. 持

持

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Meta:

  1. 持 is the 357th most frequent character.
  2. 持 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 持 appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. 持 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
持 => 扌, å¯ē
Radical :
持 => 扌 (hand), 土 (earth), 寸 (thumb)
Graphical :
持 => äē…, äēŒ, 一, 丨, 一, 𠂇, äē…, ä¸ļ

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chi2 - to hold/to grasp/to support/to maintain/to persevere/to manage/to run (i.e. administer)/to control

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 持 (chi2): The component å¯ē is pronounced as 'si4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

坚持 (堅持)
支持 

Medium Frequency

ä¸ģ持 
ä¸ģ持äēē 
äŋæŒÂ 
持 
持įģ­Â (持įēŒ)
įģ´æŒÂ (įļ­æŒ)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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