枝 (zi1 kei4 | zhi1 qi2) : branch

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枝

zi1 kei4

zhi1 qi2

jyutping: zi1, pinyin: zhi1
[1] [n] branches of a tree; branch [2] [v] limbs [3] [v] branch off [4] measure word for pencils, pens, brushes etc

jyutping: kei4, pinyin: qi2 (Taiwan), zhi1 (PRC)
[n] an additional finger or toe; e.g. 枝指

Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

枝

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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樹枝 syu6 zi1 = tree branch

荔枝 lai6 zi1 li4 zhi1 = lychee

荔枝角 lai6 zi1 gok3 li4 zhi1 jiao3 = Lai Chi Kok (MTR station)

枯枝 fu1 zi1 = deadwood

番荔枝 faan1 lai6 zi1 fan1 li4 zhi1 = sweetsop

枝節 zi1 zit3 = branches and knots; minor matters; unexpected difficulty

酸枝 syun1 zi1 = narra; padauk

枝竹 zi1 zuk1 = soybean stick 粵

側枝 zak1 zi1 ce4 zhi1 = offshoot; side shoot

本固枝榮 bun2 gu3 zi1 wing4 ben3 gu4 zhi1 rong2 = when the root is firm; the branches flourish
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請問伊枝筆幾錢？粵
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]

一粒荔枝三把火。粵
A lychee carries 'three fire'.
[This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.]

佢唔聲唔聲攞咗我枝筆。粵
He took my pen without me knowing.

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

快要達成協議時對方節外生枝國
An agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 枝
Unicode code for this character: U+679d (off-site link)

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