branch, support, or to pay
Animated Stroke Order 支
Stroke Order Diagrams 支
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HSK Vocabulary: 支
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 支 is used in context
1
wǒ我
zhī支
chí持
nǐ你
de的
jué决
dìng定
。
I support your decision.
2
qǐng请
yòng用
shǒu手
jī机
zhī支
fù付
。
Please pay with your phone.
3
zhè这
ge个
yuè月
zhī支
chū出
yǒu有
diǎn点
duō多
。
This month's expenditure is a bit high.
4
wǒ我
zhī支
chí持
nǐ你
。
I support you.
5
tā他
zhī支
chí持
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
。
He supports this plan.
6
wǒ我
men们
zhī支
chí持
huán环
bǎo保
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
jīng经
cháng常
huí回
shōu收
lā垃
jī圾
。
We support environmental protection, so we often recycle garbage.
7
zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhāng张
zhī支
piào票
。
This is a check.
8
tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
zhāng张
zhī支
piào票
fù付
fáng房
zū租
。
He wrote a check to pay the rent.
9
gōng公
sī司
yòng用
zhī支
piào票
zhī支
fù付
yuán员
gōng工
de的
gōng工
zī资
。
The company pays employees' salaries by check.
10
zhè这
ge个
yuè月
de的
kāi开
zhī支
hěn很
dà大
。
This month's expenses are very high.
Information
Traditional支
Radical支
Strokes4
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#861
Zhuyinㄓ
Components—
UnicodeU+652F
CangjieJE
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality