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支 - zhī

disperse, pay; support; branch

disperse, pay; support; branch

How to read 支

Click 支 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinzhī
Englishdisperse, pay; support; branch
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

支付 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 支使. Please read 支光 one more time.

Common words with this character

to pay
to order around; to send on an errand; to send away
watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs
to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 支 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 支付 and 支使 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 支.