撐 (caang1 caang3 | cheng1) : prop up/open; punt (a boat); back up

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撐

caang1 caang3

cheng1

(jyutping) caang1, (pinyin) cheng1
[1] prop up; support; brace
[2] punt/move (a boat/raft) with a pole
[3] prop open; unfurl; unfold; spread

(jyutping) caang3, (pinyin) cheng1
back up; keep up; put up with; maintain

(pinyin) cheng1 - Mandarin only
stretch tight; fill to the point of bursting | [粵] 掙 [zaang6]

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

撐 / 撑

This word has been viewed 9860 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Oct 2010 15:38

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支撐 zi1 caang1 = to support; to prop up

死雞撐飯蓋 sei2 gai1 caang3 faan6 goi3 = not admit one is wrong 粵

撐艇 caang1 teng5 cheng1 ting3 = to pole or punt a boat; Kangxi radical 54 (long stride) (廴); Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)

撐艇仔 caang1 teng5 zai2 cheng1 ting3 zi3 = a person who poles a boat; Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶)

撐檯腳 caang3 toi4*2 goek3 = to have a meal with one's love 粵

撐屎艇 caang1 si2 teng5 cheng1 shi3 ting3 = Kangxi radical 54 (long stride) (廴); Kangxi radical 162 (walk) (辶) 粵

撐唔住 caang3 m4 zyu6 = not be able to bear; not be able to put up with 粵

鬥撐 dau3 caang1 dou4 cheng1 = compete to see who will last the longest; battle for who can endure longer 粵

撐杆跳 caang1 gon1 tiu3 cheng1 gan1 tiao4 = pole vault

死撐 sei2 caang3 = resist stubbornly 粵
See all 12 compounds (CantoDict reports 11 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

Showing 1 example containing 撐

個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀粵
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

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