支柱 meaning in English

zhīzhù

mainstay; pillar

HSK 7-9noun13 strokes

Meaning of 支柱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhīzhù
  1. mainstay
  2. pillar
  3. prop
  4. backbone

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

支 zhī · to support · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

柱 zhù · to lean on · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 支柱.

支持zhīchíto be in favor of; to support
支付zhīfùto pay (money)
支配zhīpèito control; to dominate
支出zhīchūto spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure
支援zhīyuánto provide assistance; to support
支撑zhīchēngto prop up; to support
柱子zhùzipillar
支票zhīpiàocheck (bank); cheque
开支kāizhīexpenditures; expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]); to spend money
分支fēnzhībranch (of company, river etc); to branch
透支tòuzhī(banking) to overdraw; to take out an overdraft
收支shōuzhīcash flow; financial balance

Questions about 支柱

What does 支柱 mean?

支柱 (zhīzhù) means "mainstay; pillar" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 支柱?

支柱 is made of 2 characters: 支 (4 strokes), 柱 (9 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 支柱 an HSK word?

Yes. 支柱 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.