枝 Strokes Write it Listen 枝 zhī branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc HSK 6 8 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden支soundzhīto support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank) How it works木 hints at the meaning (tree), and 支 zhī hints at the sound.