lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persi
持 (chí) · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.
久 (jiǔ) · 3 strokes
Depicts an arrow nock. The nock is the part of an arrow that is held against the bowstring before being launched. Same origin as 氒. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.