支

Pinyin: zhī

classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions

🏮 Chinese HSK 5 measure word Also in HSK 6

Example sentence

我只有几支笔。

Wǒ zhǐ yǒu jǐ zhī bǐ.

I only have a few pens.

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What 支 means

支 (zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection (and also in HSK 6).

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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