枝	140B05   10B.82-1	部居	畫數  8	ㄓ [zhi1] .
N	A slender piece: 一枝筆 a pen, brush; 一枝花 a flower spray. (1)  ([zhi1zi0], [er0]) Branch: 樹枝 tree branch; 枝幹 branch and stem; 枝條，枝葉 [yi1tiao2], [yi1ye4]↓； 枝頭，枝梢 top of branches; 節外生枝 proliferate issues and problems; see 枝節 [zhi1jie3]↓. (2)  A job or post: 求得一枝棲 hope to get a job (like a wandering bird looking for a branch to rest on). (3)  (*[qi2]) (U.f.歧) 枝指 [zhi1zhi3]↓.
v	U.f. 支 in 枝持，枝撐 see 支持，支^撐 10.82.
Words	1.枝針 [zhi1zhen1], n., pine needles and the like.  2.枝節 [zhi1jie3], n. & adj., proliferation; 枝節問題 side issues, minor problems.  3.枝指 *[qi2zhi3], n., an extra thumb.  4.枝條 [ji1tiao2], n., soft, overhanging branches.  5.枝辭 [zhi1ci2], n., (AC) quibble, prevarication.  6.枝葉 [zhi1ye4], n., branches and leaves, describing growth of tress, and of families, also gen. look of trees: 枝葉扶疏 trees with branches spread out gracefully.