持 = 扌 + 寺

持 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sustain”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 寺 (court).

Keyword: sustain
Pinyin (Mandarin): chí
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: sustain, support, поддерживать, support
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 持 hold

Decomposition

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扌 hand
寺 court

How to find 持 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “court”. 持 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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