What does the word branch mean?

Zhi's pinyin is ι, and many friends only know its sound, but don't know its meaning. So what does branch mean? What is the explanation of this branch word? Let's look at the meaning of the word branch with me.

The meaning of branch words:

● Branches

zhī？ㄓˉ

◎ Stem strips separated from plant trunk: branches. Branch (root). Bamboo branches. Make trouble. Zhike Side issues (a. other problems caused by one thing; B. subdivision, not important).

◎ quantifier, meaning rod: pencil.

◎ Ancient "branch", branch, branch.

Detailed explanation of branch characters:

Detailed word meaning

◎ Zhi zh: What else?

(1) (pictophonetic characters. From the wood, hold the sound. Original meaning: from the trunk)

② Same original meaning [branch]

Branches, wood, not strips. -"Shuo Wen"

Branches of grass. -"Su Wen, Shifting Essence and Changing Qi"

Thousands of flowers bent the branches. -Tang Du Fu's "Looking for Flowers Alone by the River"

This is not crawling. -Song Zhou Dunyi's Love Lotus

The bright moon is not to be surprised. -Song Xin Qiqi "Xijiang Moon"

Is singing with a stick. -Hong Song Mai's "Rong Zhai Continued"

(3) Another example: branches (branches with many leaves); Branches (top of branches); Branch owner (branch and trunk); A branch (the top of a branch); Branch (branch); Branches (branches and trunks)

(4) In ancient times, it refers to clan descendants other than the eldest son [collateral]

The poem says, "This branch is immortal." -"Zuo Zhuan Zhuang Gong Six Years"

(5) Another example is the branch secretary (branch other than the eldest son); Branches (descendants of collateral branches); Branched calyx (calyx on a branch. Yu collateral)

(6) pass the "limb". Human limbs and winged feet of birds and animals.

Four strong. -"Pipe Industry"

If you have four branches. -"Xunzi Confucianism"

Humans have four branches. -Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals.

Part of speech change

◎ Zhi zh: What else?

(1) is usually a slender stem that grows from the trunk or branch of a tree, or a tender stem or part that grows from a plant bud.

There are three or two peaches outside the bamboo. -"Hui Chong" by Su Song Shi

Riverside night scene

(2) Another example is apple blossom.

(3) A small tender stem or part growing from a plant bud. Such as: a laurel tree; A parsley

(4) used to refer to the rod-shaped things connected with the "branch". "Branch" is often used now. Such as: rifles; A pen; A candle