撐
See also: 撑
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Translingual
Han character
撐 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手火月竹 (QFBH) or 手火月手 (QFBQ), four-corner 59052, composition ⿰扌牚)
References
- KangXi: page 454, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12693
- Dae Jaweon: page 803, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1956, character 6
- Unihan data for U+6490
Chinese
| trad. | 撐 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 撑 | |
| alternative forms | 牚 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (尚) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 當 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 襠 | *taːŋ |
| 鐺 | *taːŋ, *sʰraːŋ |
| 簹 | *taːŋ |
| 璫 | *taːŋ |
| 檔 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 儅 | *taːŋ, *taːŋs |
| 蟷 | *taːŋ |
| 擋 | *taːŋʔ, *taːŋs |
| 黨 | *taːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 讜 | *taːŋʔ |
| 欓 | *taːŋʔ |
| 譡 | *taːŋs |
| 闣 | *taːŋs |
| 瓽 | *taːŋs |
| 鏜 | *tʰaːŋ |
| 闛 | *tʰaːŋ, *daːŋ |
| 鼞 | *tʰaːŋ |
| 曭 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 儻 | *tʰaːŋʔ, *tʰaːŋs |
| 戃 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 矘 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 爣 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 攩 | *hl'aːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋʔ, *ɦʷlaːŋs |
| 淌 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 倘 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 躺 | *tʰaːŋʔ |
| 趟 | *tʰaːŋs, *rtaːŋ, *rtaːŋs |
| 堂 | *daːŋ |
| 坣 | *daːŋ |
| 棠 | *daːŋ |
| 糛 | *daːŋ |
| 螳 | *daːŋ |
| 隚 | *daːŋ |
| 橖 | *daːŋ |
| 掌 | *tjaŋʔ |
| 廠 | *tʰjaŋʔ, *tʰjaŋs |
| 敞 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 僘 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 氅 | *tʰjaŋʔ |
| 常 | *djaŋ |
| 嘗 | *djaŋ |
| 裳 | *djaŋ |
| 徜 | *djaŋ |
| 尚 | *djaŋ, *djaŋs |
| 甞 | *djaŋ |
| 鋿 | *djaŋ |
| 嫦 | *djaŋ |
| 償 | *djaŋ, *djaŋs |
| 賞 | *hjaŋʔ |
| 瞠 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 撐 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 樘 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 橕 | *rtʰaːŋ |
| 牚 | *rtʰaːŋs |
| 埫 | *tʰoŋʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *rtʰaːŋ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 牚 (OC *rtʰaːŋs)
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
撐
- to prop up; to support
- to push off (with a pole)
- 撐船／撑船 ― chēngchuán ― to pole a boat
- to sustain; to maintain
- 文清，你跑了，扔下這一大家子，叫我一個人撐，我怎麼辦得了啊？ [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1941, Cao Yu, 北京人
- Wénqīng, nǐ pǎo le, rēng xià zhè yī dà jiāzi, jiào wǒ yī ge rén chēng, wǒ zěnmebàn déliǎo a? [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
文清，你跑了，扔下这一大家子，叫我一个人撑，我怎么办得了啊？ [MSC, simp.]
- to open; to unfurl
- 撐開傘／撑开伞 ― chēng kāi sǎn ― to open an umbrella
- to fill to the point of bursting
- (Cantonese, figuratively) to support
- 撐警集會 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2019, 2019 Hong Kong protests
- caang3 ging2 zaap6 wui6-2 [Jyutping]
- pro-police gathering
撑警集会 [Cantonese, simp.]
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
撐
- (Cantonese) to fill (a space); to expand
- 佢食得太多，撐住咗個肚。 [Cantonese, trad.]
- keoi5 sik6 dak1 taai3 do1, zaang6 zyu6 zo2 go3 tou5. [Jyutping]
- He ate too much and had his stomach filled up.
佢食得太多，撑住咗个肚。 [Cantonese, simp.]- 你咁肥，因住撐爆件裇衫呀！ [Cantonese, trad.]
- nei5 gam3 fei4, jan1 zyu6 zaang6 baau3 gin6 seot1 saam1 aa3! [Jyutping]
- You're so fat, be careful not to tear the shirt apart!
你咁肥，因住撑爆件裇衫呀！ [Cantonese, simp.]
Japanese
Kanji
撐
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- Support, prop up, brace.[1]
- The main support or pillar.[1]
- Eat one's fill, feast.[1]
Readings
- Go-on: ちょう (chō)
- Kan-on: とう (tō)
- Kun: ささえる (sasaeru); あく (aku)
References
- Akiyasu Tōdō [et al.] (2002) 漢字源, →ISBN: “撐 撑”
Korean
Hanja
撐 (eum 탱 (taeng))
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Vietnamese
Han character
撐: Hán Nôm readings: sênh, sanh, xênh, xinh, xanh
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