持

chí

sustain, support; hold, grasp

How to write 持, stroke by stroke

to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 寺

Made of 扌 + 寺

保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support; to back; support; backing; to stand by
坚持jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
持续chí xùto continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation
维持wéi chíto keep; to maintain; to preserve
主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
持有chí yǒuto hold (passport, views etc)
主持人zhǔ chí rénhost; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor; (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director
持枪chí qiāngto carry a gun
支持者zhī chí zhěsupporter
劫持jié chíto kidnap; to hijack; to abduct; to hold under duress
持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long

坚持下去直到我找到你。
jiān chí xià qù zhí dào wǒ zhǎo dào nǐ 。
Hang on till I get to you.
电影持续了2个小时。
diàn yǐng chí xù le 2 gè xiǎo shí 。
The film lasted 2 hours.
你应该一直让手保持干净。
nǐ yīng gāi yì zhí ràng shǒu bǎo chí gān jìng 。
You must always keep your hands clean.
她持有与我不同的观点。
tā chí yǒu yǔ wǒ bù tóng de guān diǎn 。
She has a view that is different from mine.
你支持还是反对堕胎？
nǐ zhī chí hái shì fǎn duì duò tāi ？
Are you for or against abortions?