| 枝 | 140B05 10B.82-1 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄓ [zhi1] | ||
| N.adjunct. | A slender piece: 一枝筆 a pen, brush; 一枝花 a flower spray. | |||||
| N. | (1) ([zhi1zi0], [er0]) Branch: 樹枝 tree branch; 枝幹 branch and stem; 枝條，枝葉 [yi1tiao2], [yi1ye4]↓； 枝頭，枝梢 top of branches; 節外生枝 proliferate issues and problems; see 枝節 [zhi1jie3]↓. (2) A job or post: 求得一枝棲 hope to get a job (like a wandering bird looking for a branch to rest on). (3) (*[qi2]) (U.f.歧) 枝指 [zhi1zhi3]↓. | |||||
| v.t. | U.f. 支 in 枝持，枝撐 see 支持，支^撐 10.82. | |||||
| Words | 1. 枝針 [zhi1zhen1], n., pine needles and the like. 2. 枝節 [zhi1jie3], n. & adj., proliferation; 枝節問題 side issues, minor problems. 3. 枝指 *[qi2zhi3], n., an extra thumb. 4. 枝條 [ji1tiao2], n., soft, overhanging branches. 5. 枝辭 [zhi1ci2], n., (AC) quibble, prevarication. 6. 枝葉 [zhi1ye4], n., branches and leaves, describing growth of tress, and of families, also gen. look of trees: 枝葉扶疏 trees with branches spread out gracefully. | |||||