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Kanji Detail for 持 - "hold, keep, have"

  • Meaning

    持 means "hold, keep, have."

    1. Hold - To grasp; to carry.

    2. Keep - To maintain; to preserve.

    3. Have - To possess; to own.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    hold; have

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sustain, support; hold, grasp

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to hold, to support, to sustain

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To hold. Such as 持節. Also 操持, like saying to manage, meaning all actions require holding something. Hence, being in charge is 主持. Now, the head monk of a Buddhist temple is 住持, same meaning. All uses of 持 have the meaning of holding firmly. Such as preserving being 保持; monopolizing being 把持; coercing being 挾持; restraining oneself being 矜持; being indecisive being 不自持. Also 扶持, meaning supporting to prevent falling. Such as 維持, 支持. Also, two sides resisting each other is 相持不下.
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