支

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offshoot

HSK 3 N2

Nature →Plants

zhī

シ

ささ.える、つか.える、か.う

지

Pictograph of a hand (又) lifting a piece of bamboo (个).

Components

个 individual+ 又 again =

支 offshoot

个 Iconic component

gè individual

variant of 個|个[gè]

Depicts a piece of bamboo.

又 Iconic component

yòu again

and, also, again, in addition

Depicts a hand.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

支

Regular

Modern

Chinese

支 [Zhī]

surname Zhi

支 [zhī]

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

Japanese

支し同音

noun abbrev.obsolete China

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

支ささえ

Sasae given name

支ささふ

Sasafu unclassified name

支ざい

Zai unclassified name

支し

Shi surname

CHINESE WORDS (175)

to provide assistance

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

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KOREAN WORDS (30)

지원 #6,087

support; aid

수지 #6,790

earnings and expenses; income and expenditure

sexagenary cycle; Stems-and-Branches

지급 #44,806

payment

십이지

the twelve horary signs

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