枝

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.

木+支→枝
支To branch outPhonetic
木TreeSemantic

他折了一枝花送给妈妈。

tā zhé le yī zhī huā sòng gěi māma。

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

桌上有两枝铅笔,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

枝节

zhī jié

branches and knots

节外生枝

jié wài shēng zhī

(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly

一枝独秀

yī zhī dú xiù

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

枪枝

qiāng zhī

a gun

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

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]

More characters with 木

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