Keyword
to hold
- to support
- to sustain
- Frequency
- #276
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 寺 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
支持
to be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by
坚持
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
持续
to continue; to last; to persist
保持
to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
维持
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
主持
to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
持
to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control
主持人
host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director
持有
to hold (passport, views etc)
支持者
supporter
持久
lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long
扶持
to help; to assist
支持率
support level; popularity rating
持股
to hold shares
劫持
to kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress
持枪
to carry a gun
把持
to control; to dominate; to monopolize
持平
to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased
秉持
to uphold; to hold fast to
坚持下去
to press on
挟持
to seize (sb) by the arms; to hold under duress; to abduct
持刀
to hold a knife; knife-wielding
坚持不懈
(idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
僵持
to be deadlocked