1. 支
  2. 枝
  3. 吱
  4. 肢

支

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  • 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.

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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枝

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  • 1489th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 46 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
枝→
木支
2Radical
枝→
木tree支branch
3Graphical
枝→
一丨八一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)branch • classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 枝 zhī (zhi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

荔枝 
金枝玉叶 (金枝玉葉)

Uncommon

折枝 
枝叶 (枝葉)
树枝 (樹枝)
花枝 

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吱

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  • 2799th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 5 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
吱→
口支
2Radical
吱→
口mouth支branch
3Graphical
吱→
口一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)creaking or groaning sound (onomatopoeia)
2. zī (zi1)(of mice) to squeak • (of small birds) to chirp or peep (onomatopoeia)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 吱 zhī (zhi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 吱 zī (zi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

吱声 (吱聲)

Uncommon

吱吱声 (吱吱聲)
嘎吱 

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肢

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  • 2330th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
肢→
月支
2Radical
肢→
月moon支branch
3Graphical
肢→
冂二一丨㇇㇏

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhī (zhi1)limb

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 肢 zhī (zhi1)The component 支 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

下肢 
肢体 (肢體)

Uncommon

上肢 
假肢 
四肢 
截肢 
胳肢窝 (胳肢窩)

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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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