1. 撑

撑

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  1. 撑 is the 2178th most frequent character.
  2. 撑 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 撑 appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. 撑 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
撑 => 扌, 掌
Radical :
撑 => 扌 (hand), ⺌ (small), 冖 (cover), 口 (mouth), 手 (hand)
Graphical :
撑 => 亅, 二, 丨, 丷, 冖, 口, ㇒, 亅, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cheng1 - 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

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

撑 (撐)

Medium Frequency

俯卧撑 (俯臥撐)
支撑 (支撐)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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