chí

持

to hold, to support, to sustain

HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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Words with 持

支持 zhī chí to be in favor of; to support HSK 3
保持 bǎo chí to keep; to maintain HSK 3
坚持 jiān chí to persevere with; to persist in HSK 3
持续 chí xù to continue; to persist HSK 3
主持 zhǔ chí to take charge of; to manage or direct HSK 3
维持 wéi chí to keep; to maintain HSK 4
主持人 zhǔ chí rén TV or radio presenter; host HSK 6
持有 chí yǒu to hold (passport, views etc) HSK 6
持久 chí jiǔ lasting; enduring HSK 7–9
劫持 jié chí to kidnap; to hijack HSK 7–9
扶持 fú chí to help; to assist HSK 7–9
坚持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
扌 hand
Parts
扌 + 寺
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+6301

Pictophonetic: hand