DICTIONARY
The Cantonese word ci - 持 - ci4
(to hold in Cantonese)
Romanization (Jyutping)
ci4
English translations
to hold, to support, to manage, to oppose, to grasp, to maintain,
to keep
Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 持 ( ci4 ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
持
The traditional Chinese characters of ci4 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
持 is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to carry | to maintain
持 ( ci / ci4 ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 400)
持 ( ci / ci4 ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 400)
Other characters that are pronounced ci4 in Cantonese
池 (pool) , 迟 (late) , 瓷 (porcelain) , 磁 (magnet) , 茨 (thorny shrub) , 词 (word) , 辞 (to resign) , 匙 (key) , 治 (to manage)
More words that mean to hold in Cantonese
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