撑(chēng)

HSK 615 strokesTrad. 撐

to support

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Character information

Pinyin
chēng
Meaning
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
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
撐

Origin & structure

Where 撑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌掌

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 掌 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu掌zhǎng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 撑 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 撑

Common words using 撑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhī支chēng撑
HSK 6

to prop up

Open 支撑 page →
qiáng强chēng撑

to use all one's willpower (to do sth); to hang in there

Open 强撑 page →
chēng撑sǎn伞

to hold up an umbrella

Open 撑伞 page →
chēng撑jù拒

to resist; to struggle; to sustain

Open 撑拒 page →
fǔ俯wò卧chēng撑

push-up; press-up (exercise)

Open 俯卧撑 page →
chēng撑yāo腰

to support

Open 撑腰 page →
chēng撑mén门miàn面

to keep up appearances

Open 撑门面 page →
yìng硬chēng撑

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

Open 硬撑 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 撑’s common words

支强伞拒俯卧腰门

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