chēng

prop up

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

掌 sound component

  Sound component

zhǎng

  

palm of hand

Evolution

撑 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
撑 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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chēng

prop up, support; brace; to push off (with a pole); to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; stay; support

Most common words with 撑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to support

支撑

to prop up

俯卧撑

push-up

撑腰

to support

硬撑

to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc