(zhī, ㄓ) to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; surname Zhi; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions; watt, classifier for power of light bulbs [CE-DICT]
持
(chí, ㄔˊ) to grasp; to hold; support; manage; direct; maintain [CE-DICT]
这
(zhè, ㄓㄜˋ) this; these; (commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) [CE-DICT]
是
(これ) (pn) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1,其れ・1,彼・あれ・1) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (hum) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (arch) here; (5) (arch) I (me); (6) (arch) certainly; (P) [EDICT]
