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加持

jiā chí

2-character word

What 加持 means

1. Buddhism(from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
2. (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing
3. to give one's blessing; to empower
4. Taiwanto hold an additional (passport etc)

The characters in 加持

• 加jiāto add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support

Sounds the same

Read jiā chí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 夹持to clamp; tongs
• 迦持the laws of the Buddhism