Zhi, pronounced as zhi, has one sound and eight strokes. The writing order is: horizontal, vertical, left, dot, horizontal, vertical, horizontal left, and nip.
There are three main interpretations of branches:
1. Refers to the stems growing beside the trunk. Branches, dead branches, twigs.
2. Trivial and unimportant chores: trivial matters and minutiae.
3. Quantifier. Mainly count the number of plants: a flower.
Zhi is a synonymous word, and its original meaning refers to the branches and bifurcations produced by the trunk. "Wu" refers to the tree, "branch" refers to the branches, and the branches of the tree are "branch". "Shuowen" mentioned: "Branches are the branches of trees." "Suwen: Theory of Shifting Essence and Changing Qi" also mentions "branch of water chestnut". Later, "branch" was also used as a quantifier, mainly used for the quantity of plants, such as a flower or a rose.