撑

chēng

“To support” in Chinese is 撑 (chēng).

Other characters with the syllable cheng: see all 14 →

Meaning

to support
to prop up
to push or move with a pole

Show 6 more meanings

to maintain
to open or unfurl
to fill to bursting point
brace
stay
support

Example

这座桥的支撑看起来很坚固。

From 支撑 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Words containing 撑

支撑zhīchēngto prop upHSK 6

More HSK 6 characters

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