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持
chí
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
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

持
chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

主持
zhǔchí
to take charge of
HSK 5
住持
zhùchí
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
保持
bǎochí
to keep
HSK 5
僵持
jiāngchí
to be deadlocked
劫持
jiéchí
to kidnap
受持
shòuchí
to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
坚持
jiānchí
to persevere with
HSK 4
夹持
jiāchí
to clamp
扶持
fúchí
to help
把持
bǎchí
to control
抱持
bàochí
to hold (expectations, hopes etc)
持久
chíjiǔ
lasting
HSK 6
持刀
chídāo
to hold a knife
持守
chíshǒu
maintain
持家
chíjiā
to housekeep
持平
chípíng
to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)
持有
chíyǒu
to hold (passport, views etc)
持续
chíxù
to continue
HSK 5
持重
chízhòng
prudent
挟持
xiéchí
to seize

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
356
Word Frequency Rank
849 of 84,292