持 chí

持 (chí) is a Chinese character with 9 strokes, taught at HSK level 3. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: chí
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK level 3
Component: 扌

Meaning

持 means to hold; to maintain in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	to hold; to maintain
Spanish	sostener; mantener
Portuguese	segurar; manter
French	tenir; maintenir
German	halten; behalten
Italian	tenere; mantenere
Russian	держать; поддерживать
Arabic	يمسك; يحافظ
Hindi	पकड़ना; बनाए रखना
Indonesian	memegang; menjaga
Vietnamese	giữ; duy trì
Japanese	持つ; 保つ
Korean	지니다; 유지

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 持 loaded.

Characters at the same level

旧 jiù 光 guāng 望 wàng 乡 xiāng 尽 jìn 苦 kǔ 石 shí 父 fù 母 mǔ 羊 yáng 糖 táng 汤 tāng