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Character Decomposition
持=扌+寺
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to hold
to grasp
to support
to maintain
to persevere
to manage
to run (i.e. administer)
to control
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Words with 持 186 total
to clamp · tongs夹持jiā chíto uphold · to hold fast to秉持bǐng chíto be deadlocked僵持jiāng chíthe laws of the Buddhism迦持jiā chíto kidnap · to hijack · to abduct · to hold under duress劫持jié chíreserved · aloof矜持jīn chíto persevere with · to persist in · to insist on坚持jiān chíto accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)受持shòu chíto arrange · to manage · to attend to · to take care of · to look after (the cooking)料持liào chí
Idioms with 持 59 total Chain
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