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支=十+又
Etymology
A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support
Meanings
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
surname Zhi
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Words with 支 408 total
to overspend超支chāo zhīto get an advance on one's pay借支jiè zhīthe ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān and twelve earthly branches 十二枝 · sexagenary cycle干支gān zhīthe 12 earthly branches 子 zǐ, 丑 chǒu, 寅 yín, 卯 mǎo, 辰 chén, 巳 sì, 午 wǔ, 未 wèi, 申 shēn, 酉 yǒu, 戌 xū, 亥 hài, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc地支dì zhībranch (of company, river etc) · to branch · to diverge · to ramify · to subdivide分支fēn zhīto be unable to endure不支bù zhīexpenditures; expenses · to spend money · (coll.) to pay wages开支kāi zhīa gun · guns in general枪支qiāng zhī