支持
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
支持 (zhīchí) · to support
支持 (zhīchí) means “to support”. It is written with 2 characters: 支 (measure word for pens, songs, teams) + 持 (to hold). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 支持 is built
The characters
支 zhī · measure word for pens, songs, teams
What 支 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
持 chí · to hold
What 持 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 寺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的家人都支持我。Wǒ de jiārén dōu zhīchí wǒ.My whole family supports me.
你支持哪个队？Nǐ zhīchí nǎge duì?Which team do you support?
Questions about 支持
What does 支持 mean?
支持 (zhīchí) means “to support”.
How do you pronounce 支持?
支持 is pronounced zhīchí.
Which HSK level is 支持?
支持 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 支付zhīfùto pay
- 支票zhīpiàocheque
- 开支kāizhīexpenses
- 支撑zhīchēngto support
- 支出zhīchūexpenditure
- 支流zhīliútributary
- 支配zhīpèito control
- 支援zhīyuánto support
- 支柱zhīzhùpillar
- 支zhīmeasure word for pens, songs, teams
Learn 支持 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.