撐 (chēng)
to support; to hold up (an umbrella); to be full (from eating)
How 撐 is written
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Traditional
- 撐
- Simplified
- 撑
Common words using 撐
- 俯臥撐 fǔwòchēng
- press-up (physical exercise); push-up
- 支撐 zhīchēng
- to prop up; to support; strut
- 撐杆 chēnggān
- a pole; a prop
- 撐破 chēngpò
- to burst
- 撐腰 chēngyāo
- to support; to brace
- 硬撐 yìngchēng
- to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
撐 in a sentence
我吃太多了，肚子好撐喔。
Wǒ chī tàiduō le, dùzi hǎo chēng ō.
“I ate too much; my stomach is so full.”
How common is 撐?
撐 is the 2,178th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.7% of all running text.
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