zhī

branch

classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc

tree (木) + support/branch (支) = branch of a tree

木 grounds the meaning firmly in wood and trees. 支 mainly provides the sound zhī; it also carries a loose sense of branching out, though its role here is primarily phonetic.

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To branch outPhonetic
TreeSemantic

他折了一花送给妈妈。

tā zhé le yī zhī huā sòng gěi māma。

He broke off a flower branch and gave it to his mother.

桌上有两铅笔,你拿一枝吧。

zhuō shàng yǒu liǎng zhī qiānbǐ,nǐ ná yī zhī ba。

There are two pencils on the table; take one.

Words with 枝

远门近枝

yuǎn mén jìn zhī

near and distant relatives

金枝玉叶

jīn zhī yù yè

golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or peerless beauty

一枝独秀

yī zhī dú xiù

lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)

分枝

fēn zhī

branch

剪枝

jiǎn zhī

to prune (branches etc)

在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝

zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī

wishing for conjugal bliss

折枝

zhé zhī

massage

接枝

jiē zhī

(tree) graft

攀枝花

pān zhī huā

see 攀枝花市[Pan1 zhi1 hua1 Shi4]

攀枝花市

pān zhī huā shì

Panzhihua, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]

攀高枝

pān gāo zhī

(coll.) to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status

攀高枝儿

pān gāo zhī r

erhua form of 攀高枝[pan1 gao1 zhi1]

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