住持 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

zhùchí

abbot

zhù reside

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound.

亻 Meaning component

rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

主 Sound component

zhǔ master

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Baxter-Sagart	drjuH	dro(ʔ)-s	stop (v.)

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

寺 Sound component

sì, shì temple

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Baxter-Sagart	dri	[d]rə	grasp, hold

《說文》：“持，握也。从手，寺聲。”