shien
1. support; backing
★ Common
Noun
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branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
1. support; backing
1. payment
1. preparation; arrangements
1. branch; subdivision
1. to support; to prop
2. to hold at bay; to stem
1. to pay
1. obstacle; hindrance
1. branch manager; manager of a branch office
1. branch office
1. expenditure; disbursement