支
zhī
to support
surname Zhi; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
This is a measure word (classifier) — its function is grammatical.
Words with 支
支承
zhī chéng
to support
支行
zhī háng
subbranch of a bank
透支
tòu zhī
(banking) to overdraw
俾路支
bǐ lù zhī
Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
印支
yìn zhī
abbr. for 印度支那[Yin4 du4 zhi1 na4]
左支右绌
zuǒ zhī yòu chù
to be in straitened circumstances
超支
chāo zhī
to overspend
精神支柱
jīng shén zhī zhù
moral pillars
支那
zhī nà
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory
支解
zhī jiě
variant of 肢解[zhi1 jie3]
开支
kāi zhī
expenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4])
饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙
fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiān
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)