Senses
支 to prop up
to erect; to set up; to hold up with a physical support; to support a physical structure
支 to pay or draw
to pay out, spend, or draw money; to receive or take payment
支 [long thin objects]
classifier for long thin things like pens, pencils, or rifles; also for songs, music, army divisions, and wattage of light bulbs
支 to dispatch
to send away; to put somebody off; to dispatch; to assign or command
支 to sustain
to bear; to endure; to withstand; to hold up under pressure
支 branch
(bound form) branch; offshoot; side stream; a division of a larger organization or system
支 to protrude
to protrude; to stick out; to raise or cock upward, such as ears
支 earthly branch
(bound form) refers to the twelve Earthly Branches, used for timekeeping and cyclic dating
支 Zhi
a surname
支 radical
Kangxi radical 65 (branch)