zhī
กิ่ง; กิ่งทั้งสิบสองของโลก
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我有一支钢笔。
wǒ yǒu yī zhī gāng bǐ.
I have a pen.
他有一支手枪。
tā yǒu yī zhī shǒu qiāng.
He has a gun.
我们有一支球队。
wǒ men yǒu yī zhī qíu duì.
We have a team.
我有一支钢笔。
wǒ yǒu yī zhī gāng bǐ.
I have a pen.
他有一支手枪。
tā yǒu yī zhī shǒu qiāng.
He has a gun.
我们有一支球队。
wǒ men yǒu yī zhī qíu duì.
We have a team.
肢 (zhī)
limb
支票 (zhīpiào)
check
肢 (zhī)
limb
支票 (zhīpiào)
check
收 (shōu)
receive
入 (rù)
enter
收 (shōu)
receive
入 (rù)
enter
The Chinese character 支 (zhī) is composed of two parts: the radical 攴 (pī) and the phonetic component 支 (zhī). The radical 攴 indicates that the character is related to the hand, while the phonetic component 支 provides the pronunciation.The original meaning of 支 was "to support" or "to prop up". This can be seen in the oracle bone script, which depicts a hand holding up a stick. Over time, the meaning of 支 expanded to include "to branch out", "to divide", and "to pay".The character 支 is also used in a number of Chinese idioms and proverbs. For example, the idiom 一支独秀 (yī zhī dú xiù) means "to stand out from the crowd", while the proverb 支离破碎 (zhī lí pò suì) means "to be broken into pieces".In modern Chinese, 支 is commonly used as a verb meaning "to support" or "to pay". It can also be used as a noun meaning "a branch" or "a division".
