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)
蜈支洲岛
wú zhī zhōu dǎo
Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan
一木难支
yī mù nán zhī
lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
不支
bù zhī
to be unable to endure
俾路支
bǐ lù zhī
Balochi (ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan)
俾路支省
bǐ lù zhī shěng
Balochistan (Pakistan)
借支
jiè zhī
to get an advance on one's pay
公共开支
gōng gòng kāi zhī
public expenditure
分支
fēn zhī
branch (of company, river etc)
列支敦士登
liè zhī dūn shì dēng
Liechtenstein