支流

Chinese
 
(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
 
to flow; to spread; to circulate
to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move
trad. (支流) 支 流
simp. #(支流) 支 流

Pronunciation

Noun

支流

  1. (literally) tributary (river that flows into a larger river)
  2. (figuratively) minor aspects

Synonyms
  • (tributary): 流派 (liúpài), (literary) 派 (pài)

Antonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
支 流
し
Grade: 5		 りゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

支(し)流(りゅう) • (shiryū) 

  1. tributary, feeder of a river
  2. splinter group

Korean
Hanja in this term
支流

Noun

支流 • (jiryu) (hangeul 지류)

  1. Hanja form? of 지류 (“tributary”).
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