枝
branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,429 U+679D
How 枝 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 支 (phonetic, zhī)
How to remember it
branch · Heisig RSH #652
木 tree + branch
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 支
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 支 (zhī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支 sound component | zhī | to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank) |
| 技 | jì | ability, talent; skill, technique |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse |
| 翅 | chì | wings; fins |
| 肢 | zhī | limbs |
| 歧 | qí | to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road |
| 跂 | qí | to creep, to crawl |
| 吱 | zhī | to chirp; to hiss; to squeak |
| 岐 | qí | to diverge, to branch; the name of a mountain |
| 豉 | chǐ | fermented beans |
| 忮 | zhì | stubborn; perverse; aggressive |
| 庋 | guǐ | cupboard, pantry |
| 芰 | jì | water caltrop |
Words containing 枝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节上生枝 | jié shàng shēng zhī | a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising |
| 节外生枝 | jié wài shēng zhī | (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly |
| 有枝有叶 | yǒu zhī yǒu yè | to become bogged down in the details (idiom) |
| 枝江市 | Zhī jiāng Shì | Zhijiang, a county-level city in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei |
| 六枝特区 | Liù zhī Tè qū | Liuzhi Special District, a district of Liupanshui City 六盤水市|六盘水市[Liu4 pan2 shui3 Shi4], Gu… |
| 枝节横生 | zhī jié héng shēng | side issues keep arising (idiom) |
| 横生枝节 | héng shēng zhī jié | to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) |
| 金枝玉叶 | jīn zhī yù yè | golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or p… |
| 远门近枝 | yuǎn mén jìn zhī | near and distant relatives |
| 棕枝主日 | zōng zhī zhǔ rì | Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter) |
| 棕枝全日 | zōng zhī quán rì | Palm Sunday (Christian Festival one week before Easter) |
| 水横枝 | shuǐ héng zhī | cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai |
| 一枝独秀 | yī zhī dú xiù | lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own;… |
| 枝子 | zhī zi | twig; branch |
| 花枝招展 | huā zhī zhāo zhǎn | lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dres… |
| 花枝 | huā zhī | spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); cuttlefish (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful… |
| 分枝 | fēn zhī | branch |
| 细枝末节 | xì zhī mò jié | minor details; trifles |
| 粗枝大叶 | cū zhī dà yè | thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy |
| 枝江 | Zhī jiāng | see 枝江市[Zhi1 jiang1 Shi4] |