支

zhī

“To support” in Chinese is 支 (zhī).

Other characters with the syllable zhi: see all 35 →

Meaning

to support
to sustain
to erect

Show 6 more meanings

to raise
branch
division
to draw money
classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
surname Zhi

Example

我支持你。

I'm on your side.

From 支持 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 支

支持zhīchíto be in favor ofHSK 3 支付zhīfùto pay (money)HSK 3 支出zhīchūto spend; to pay outHSK 5 支配zhīpèito controlHSK 5 支撑zhīchēngto prop upHSK 6 支援zhīyuánto provide assistanceHSK 6 分支fēnzhībranch (of company, river etc)HSK 7-9 开支kāizhīexpenditures; expensesHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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