支流
Old HSK 6
支流 (zhīliú) · tributary
支流 (zhīliú) means “tributary”. It is written with 2 characters: 支 (measure word for pens, songs, teams) + 流 (to flow). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 支流 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)
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这条小河是长江的支流。Zhè tiáo xiǎo hé shì chángjiāng de zhīliú.This little river is a tributary of the Yangtze.
黄河有很多支流。Huánghé yǒu hěnduō zhīliú.The Yellow River has many tributaries.
Questions about 支流
What does 支流 mean?
支流 (zhīliú) means “tributary”.
How do you pronounce 支流?
支流 is pronounced zhīliú.
Which HSK level is 支流?
支流 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 支持zhīchíto support
- 支付zhīfùto pay
- 支票zhīpiàocheque
- 开支kāizhīexpenses
- 支撑zhīchēngto support
- 支出zhīchūexpenditure
- 支配zhīpèito control
- 支援zhīyuánto support
- 支柱zhīzhùpillar
- 支zhīmeasure word for pens, songs, teams
Learn 支流 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 234: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.