枝
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branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 木 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 枝
- Common rank
- #1,429
- Unicode
- U+679D
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 枝
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节上生枝 | a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising | |
| 节外生枝 | (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly | |
| 有枝有叶 | to become bogged down in the details (idiom) | |
| 枝江市 | Zhijiang, a county-level city in Yichang City 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4], Hubei | |
| 六枝特区 | 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 | side issues keep arising (idiom) | |
| 横生枝节 | to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) | |
| 金枝玉叶 | golden branch, jade leaves (idiom); fig. blue-blooded nobility, esp. imperial kinsmen or p… | |
| 棕枝主日 | Palm Sunday (Sunday before Easter) | |
| 远门近枝 | near and distant relatives | |
| 棕枝全日 | Palm Sunday (Christian Festival one week before Easter) | |
| 水横枝 | cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai | |
| 一枝独秀 | lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own;… | |
| 枝子 | twig; branch | |
| 花枝招展 | lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom); fig. gorgeously dres… | |
| 花枝 | spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); cuttlefish (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful… | |
| 分枝 | branch | |
| 细枝末节 | minor details; trifles | |
| 粗枝大叶 | thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy | |
| 枝江 | see 枝江市[Zhi1 jiang1 Shi4] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 支 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支 sound part | to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank) | |
| 技 | ability, talent; skill, technique | |
| 鼓 | drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse | |
| 翅 | wings; fins | |
| 肢 | limbs | |
| 歧 | to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road | |
| 跂 | to creep, to crawl | |
| 吱 | to chirp; to hiss; to squeak | |
| 岐 | to diverge, to branch; the name of a mountain | |
| 豉 | fermented beans | |
| 忮 | stubborn; perverse; aggressive | |
| 庋 | cupboard, pantry | |
| 芰 | water caltrop |