The radical 支 (zhī) means “branch” and is used as a graphical component of Chinese characters.
Written variants: 攵.
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Characters with radical
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放
(v.) to put, to place; to give out, to send out; to dismiss; to pasture; to set off, let off | (v.) to release, to set free; to loan; to enlarge; to lay aside; to cause to fall down; to put in; to readjust oneself | (char.) to play, to show (e.g. music, video, movie...); to let oneself go; to banish; (of flowers) to blossom, to bloom
救
(v.) to rescue; to help, to relieve
数
(v.) to count; be reckoned as; scold | (n.) (math) number, figure; (grammar) number; fate, destiny | (char.) (lit) frequently, repeatedly | (num.) several, a few
支
(m.) measure word for pencils; a piece of music, tune, song etc.; branch (of office, etc.); twelve earthly branches | (v.) erect, prop up; withstand; support; protrude; send (sb.) away; pay or draw (money) | (radical.) branch
教
(v.) to teach, to instruct | (v./n.) teach, instruct; (same as 叫) make... (do sth.); religion
数
(v.) to count; be reckoned as; scold | (n.) (math) number, figure; (grammar) number; fate, destiny | (char.) (lit) frequently, repeatedly | (num.) several, a few
改
(v.) to change, to alter, to transform, to convert | (v.) to revise; to switch over to; to amend; to correct, to make right
散
(v.) disperse, break up; distribute; remove, get rid of | (v./adj./n.) to become loose, to fall apart; loose, free; scattered; (TCM) medicinal powder
败
(v.) fail, lose, be defeated; to defeat | (v.) to spoil, to tarnish; to become worn or rotten; to fade or wither
效
(char.) to imitate; to devote, to render service (to); effect
整
(adj./v.) whole, full; (of number, time) exact; neat, in good order; to put in order; to repair; to make; (oral) make ... suffer
翅
(n.) wing; (shark's) fin
敌
(char.) enemy; oppose; to equal (in strength)
敏
(char.) quick; clever; perceptive, sharp-witted
叙
(v.) to narrate; to talk; (lit.) to assess; (lit.) sequence, order (same as 序)
政
(char.) politics; political power; administrative affairs of certain government departments; affairs of a family or an organization
敞
(v./adj.) open; spacious
敞
(v./adj.) open; spacious
散
(v.) disperse, break up; distribute; remove, get rid of | (v./adj./n.) to become loose, to fall apart; loose, free; scattered; (TCM) medicinal powder
敦
(char.) honest, sincere, candid
故
(char.) old, past; things of the past; old friend, acquaintance; cause; incident, event | (v./adv./conj.) (of someone) pass away, depart this life; intentionally; therefore
