支 (zi1) — send away; dispatch; put sb off in Cantonese
ziˉ¹支Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1
Meaning of 支
nounsend away; dispatch; put sb off
nounprop up; erect; set up
nounprotrude; raise; prick up
nounsustain; support; withstand
nounclassifier for long, slender, inflexible objects (pen, toothpaste, pistol)
nounseparate; divide; dismember
nounbranch; offshoot; subdivision
nountwelve earthly branches
nounpay/draw (money); disburse
noun(noun) bottle; (verb) to pay