1. 支
  2. 撑

支

Previous (满)Next (视)
  • 437th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 21 characters

Decomposition

1Once
支→
十又
2Radical
支→
支branch
3Graphical
支→
一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (Zhi1)surname Zhi
2. zhī (zhi1)to support • to sustain • to erect • to raise • branch • division • to draw money • classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 支 zhī (zhi1)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 支 zhī (zhi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

支 also appears in:
技支鼓枝翅歧肢妓吱伎岐庋屐芰豉忮跂頍衼蚑鳷

Example Words

Common

支持 

Uncommon

支付 
支出 
支援 
支撑 (支撐)
支柱 
支配 
透支 

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撑

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Previous (赚)Next (翔)
  • 2178th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
撑→
扌掌
2Radical
撑→
扌hand⺌small冖cover口mouth手hand
3Graphical
撑→
亅二丨丷冖口㇒亅二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chēng (cheng1)to support • to prop up • to push or move with a pole • to maintain • to open or unfurl • to fill to bursting point • brace • stay • support

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

支撑 (支撐)

Uncommon

俯卧撑 (俯臥撐)
撑腰 (撐腰)
硬撑 (硬撐)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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