枝

zhī

zh+ī·1st tone

branch

Radical: 木 Strokes: 8 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

枝=木+支

Etymology

tree

Meanings

branch

classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

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Words with 枝 326 total

to prune (branches etc)剪枝jiǎn zhī branch分枝fēn zhī spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms) · cuttlefish (on dining menus) · (literary) beautiful woman花枝huā zhī

Idioms with 枝 91 total Chain

thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) · boorish · rough and ready · sloppy粗枝大叶cū zhī dà yè