捧 — Chinese character
捧
pěng
to hold or offer with both hands
- Pinyin
- pěng
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 扌 奉
- Formation
- ideographic — An offering 奉 made with two hands 扌; 奉 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 捧 as a kanji
Common words with 捧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 追捧 | zhuī pěng | to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace; favor; acclaim; adulation; high demand |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng | to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments |
| 捧场 (捧場) | pěng chǎng | to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants; to patronize a restaura |
| 捧腹大笑 | pěng fù dà xiào | (idiom) to split one's sides laughing |
| 捧杯 | pěng bēi | to hold the winner's trophy; to win the championship |
| 捧腹 | pěng fù | to split one's sides laughing; to roar with laughter; (lit.) to hold one's belly with both hands |
| 捧哏 | pěng gén | straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 对口相声 (duì kǒu xiàng shēng)); (of a straight man) to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏 |
| 捧上天 | pěng shàng tiān | to praise to the skies; to shower with excessive praise |
| 众星捧月 (眾星捧月) | zhòng xīng pěng yuè | lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure; to group around a revered leader |
| 捧杀 (捧殺) | pěng shā | to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent) |
| 捧读 (捧讀) | pěng dú | (courteous) to read respectfully |
| 捧红 (捧紅) | pěng hóng | to make popular; to make famous |
English words written with 捧
捧 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 2
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