持

chí

ㄔˊ

HSK 3TOCFL L39 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1to hold

2to grasp

3to support

4to maintain

5to persevere

6to manage

7to run (i.e. administer)

8to control

Etymology

pictophonetic · hand

Radical

扌 · to hold, to support, to sustain

Composition

⿰扌寺

Writing

stroke order · 9

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Words with 持

坚持jiānchí 保持bǎochí 持续chíxù 支持zhīchí 主持zhǔchí 维持wéichí 持有chíyǒu 主持人zhǔchírén 持chí 持久chíjiǔ 扶持fúchí 劫持jiéchí 挟持xiéchí 持之以恒chízhī-yǐhéng 坚持不懈jiānchí-bùxiè 把持bǎchí 持平chípíng