枝
HSK 6freq #7489
Meanings
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- 1.branch
- 2.classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
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Wiktionary
- 1.branch; twig
- 2.Classifier for long cylindrical objects (stick, pen, rod, flower with stem, etc).
- 3.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kje) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 支 (OC *kje, “branch”). Originally the same word as 支 (OC *kje, “branch (of tree), limb; to support”); see there for more (STEDT).
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Components
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Example sentences
我從樹上砍下了一根樹枝。
I cut a branch from the tree.
為什麼我們糾纏細枝末節而不進入正題呢？
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
刮風的時候，老橡樹的葉子會沙沙作響，樹枝會發出嘎吱聲。
When it's windy, the leaves of the old oak rustle and its branches creak.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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