撑

chēng

prop up, support; brace

How to write 撑, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 掌

Made of 扌 + 掌

支撑zhī chēngto prop up; to support; strut; brace
俯卧撑fǔ wò chēngpush-up; press-up (exercise)
撑腰chēng yāoto support; to brace
强撑qiǎng chēngto use all one's willpower (to do sth); to hang in there
撑场面chēng chǎng miànto keep up appearances; to put up a front
撑拒chēng jùto resist; to struggle; to sustain
撑持chēng chí(fig.) to sustain; to shore up
撑死chēng sǐfull to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most
撑破chēng pòto burst
撑船chēng chuánto punt; to pole a boat
撑门面chēng mén miànto keep up appearances; to put up a front
撑开chēng kāito stretch taut; to open (an umbrella); to hold (a bag etc) open; to prop open

我们昨晚吃撑了。
wǒ men zuó wǎn chī chēng le 。
We ate way too much last night.
他用手撑着下巴，听着。
tā yòng shǒu chēng zhe xià bā ， tīng zhe 。
He was listening with his chin resting on his hand.
绳子不够牢固，撑不住他。
shéng zi bú gòu láo gù ， chēng bú zhù tā 。
The rope wasn't strong enough to support him.