HSK 3 · Money & Shopping

支付

zhī fù

to pay

Stroke order of 支付

2 characters, 9 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

支 · 4 strokes 付 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

支 supports the bill and 付 pays it, so you pay out money.

Parts: 支 support/pay out + 付 pay

The characters in 支付

支 zhī — (measure word for pens); to support (4 strokes)
付 fù — to pay (5 strokes)

Example sentence

你可以用手机支付。

You can pay with your phone.

Words with 支

支(measure word for pens); to support 支持to support

Words with 付

More words: Money & Shopping

价格price 价钱price 票价ticket price; fare 费fee; to spend 费用cost; expenses 收费to charge a fee 交费to pay a fee 付to pay 现金cash 美元US dollar 人民币RMB; Chinese yuan 商品goods; commodity 消费to consume; consumption 牌子brand; sign 保险insurance; safe

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