Meaning
support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “cheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 撑 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 支撑zhī chēngto prop up; to support; strut; brace
- 撑开chēng kāito stretch taut; to open (an umbrella); to hold (a bag etc) open; to prop open
- 强撑qiǎng chēngto use all one's willpower (to do sth); to hang in there
- 撑死chēng sǐfull to the point of bursting; (coll.) at most
- 撑持chēng chí(fig.) to sustain; to shore up
Example Sentence
下雨了，他撑起伞快步往家走。Xià yǔ le, tā chēng qǐ sǎn kuài bù wǎng jiā zǒu.It rained, and he put up his umbrella and walked quickly home.
下雨Xià yǔto rain了le(completed action)，他tāhe撑chēngto support起qǐto rise伞sǎnumbrella快步kuài bùquick step往wǎngtoward家jiāhome走zǒuto walk。