持

to hold, to support, to sustain; to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer)

Strokes
9
Pinyin
chí

Parts

Words with 持

  1. 主持zhǔ chí · zhuchito take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over
  2. 住持zhù chí · zhuchito administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
  3. 保持bǎo chí · baochito keep; to maintain; to hold
  4. 僵持jiāng chí · jiangchito be deadlocked
  5. 免持miǎn chí · mianchi(Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
  6. 加持jiā chí · jiachi(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings; (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing; to give one's blessing; to empower
  7. 劫持jié chí · jiechito kidnap; to hijack; to abduct
  8. 受持shòu chí · shouchito accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
  9. 坚持jiān chí · jianchito persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
  10. 增持zēng chí · zengchi(of an investor) to increase one's holdings
  11. 夹持jiā chí · jiachito clamp; tongs
  12. 扶持fú chí · fuchito help; to assist
  13. 把持bǎ chí · bachito control; to dominate; to monopolize
  14. 抱持bào chí · baochito hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc)
  15. 持久chí jiǔ · chijiulasting; enduring; persistent
  16. 持仓chí cāng · chicang(finance) to hold one's securities (rather than selling them)
  17. 持刀chí dāo · chidaoto hold a knife; knife-wielding
  18. 持守chí shǒu · chishouto maintain; to adhere to; to observe (an injunction etc)
  19. 持家chí jiā · chijiato housekeep; to run one's household
  20. 持平chí píng · chipingto stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased
  21. 持方chí fāng · chifangside (in a formal debate)
  22. 持有chí yǒu · chiyouto hold (passport, views etc)
  23. 持械chí xiè · chixiearmed (robbery etc)
  24. 持枪chí qiāng · chiqiangto carry a gun
  25. 持用chí yòng · chiyongto have in one's possession and use when required
  26. 持续chí xù · chixuto continue; to persist; to last
  27. 持股chí gǔ · chiguto hold shares
  28. 持重chí zhòng · chizhongprudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office
  29. 挟持xié chí · xiechito seize (sb) by the arms; to hold under duress; to abduct
  30. 握持wò chí · wochito hold in one's hand; to grip

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences