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撑 - chēng

prop up, support; brace

prop up, support; brace

How to read 撑

Click 撑 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinchēng
Englishprop up, support; brace
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

撑伞 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 撑拒. Please read 撑持 one more time.

Common words with this character

to hold up an umbrella
to resist; to struggle; to sustain
to sustain; to shore up
a pole; a prop

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 撑 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 撑伞 and 撑拒 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 撑.