枝
Meanings
- branch
- classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
Characters in this entry
- 枝
- zhī · branches, limbs; branch off
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Mandarin tones
1 · zhi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
kei4 · zi1
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- branch; twig
- Classifier for long cylindrical objects (stick, pen, rod, flower with stem, etc).
- a surname
character
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 跂 (“extra toe”)
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 歧 (qí, “divergent”)
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