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持

chí

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

chí · ci4 (Jyutping)

  1. to hold
  2. to grasp
  3. to support
  4. to maintain
  5. to persevere
  6. to manage
  7. to run (i.e. administer)
  8. to control

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Character breakdown

持

Meaning
sustain, support; hold, grasp
Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Components
⿰扌寺
Cangjie
QGDI
Four-corner
5404.1

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