持
to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control
持 character breakdown
Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)
寺
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土
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寸
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Socrates (s) built a Buddhist temple (寺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). To protect it from being destroyed while floating around in zero gravity, he built a protective frame made out of mud (土) around it. After finishing it he inspects it and thinks "thumbs up" (寸), because he is proud of his work.
Characters with 持 as component
持
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 持
prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office
prudent; cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
Sentences with 持
持 currently does not appear in any sentence.