Memory phrase for the Kanji: 撑

撑

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Meaning

to support, prop up, maintain, to open/unfurl

Pronunciation

 chēng

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: palm of the hand 掌 (image of the palm 尚 [= esteem], Hand 手)

Mnemonic
The hand can with the palm of the hand: support or prop / push.

Radicals

扌 hand
尚 still, yet, to esteem
手 handImage of a hand with fingers sticking out
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Vocabulary

 支撑  zhī chēng  to prop up; to support; strut; brace
 支撑  zhī chēng  
 支撑  zhī chēng  

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