Chinese Word Entry

支

Mandarin (Zhuyin):	ㄓ
Mandarin (Pinyin):	zhī
Cantonese (Jyutping):	['zi1']
Definitions:	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

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Chinese characters used in this word

支	branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65), disperse, pay

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄓ (zhī), ㄓˋ (zhì), ㄑㄧˊ (qí)
Cantonese:	zi1
Japanese:	シ (shi) / ささ.える (sasaeru)、つか.える (tsukaeru)、か.う (kau)、えだ (eda)
Korean:	지 (ji)
Vietnamese:	chi