支
zhī
branch; offshoot (as in 支流)
Every meaning
zhī
- branch; offshoot (as in 支流)
- to pay out (as in 支出)
- to support; to prop up
- to send away (as in 支开)
- count (of yarn, in textiles)
- classifier for troops, songs, pens and long thin things
In the Library
请先生十天之内造十万支箭，怎么样？
射到第九个的时候，后羿又拿起了一支箭。
他从口袋里拿出一支笔，在收银台上找了一张小票，翻过来，用很大的字写了三个字，压在零钱盒下面：
一百分 · Full marks · HSK 5
Words with 支
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).