chēng cheng

to prop up; to support; to maintain

HSK 6 #2183

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2183rd character
Radical ⼿ (64.12)
Strokes 15
Index # 3196
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

撑 chēng
  1. 1. to prop up
  2. 2. to support
  3. 3. to maintain
  4. 4. to open or unfurl
  5. 5. to push or move with a pole
  6. 6. to fill to bursting point
  7. 7. brace
  8. 8. stay
  9. 9. support

Stroke order

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Words containing 撑

Word Meaning
to support; to prop up; brace
push-up; press-up (physical exercise)
to support; to brace
to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
pole-vaulting
pole-vaulting; also written chēng gān tiào
to keep up appearances; to put up a front
having nothing better to do; see chī bǎo chēng zhe
having nothing better to do
low plank (yoga pose)
plank (exercise)
to keep up appearances; to put up a front
to resist; to struggle; to sustain
to shore up; (fig.) to sustain
a pole; a prop
pole-vaulting
(coll.) at most; full to the point of bursting
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)
to burst
pole vault; also written chēng gān tiào gāo
to pole a boat; to punt
bracket
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