撑
chēng
to support
to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
hand (扌) + [sound: chēng] (掌) = prop up or support with effort
The hand radical carries the meaning: this is something you do with your hands, like pushing a pole to propel a boat or bracing a structure open. 掌 mainly contributes the sound chēng; the action is all in the手.
他用木棍撑住了那扇快倒的门。
tā yòng mù gùn chēng zhù le nà shàn kuài dǎo de mén。
He used a wooden stick to prop up that door which was about to fall.
我吃得太多了，肚子都快撑破了。
wǒ chī de tài duō le，dù zi dōu kuài chēng pò le。
I ate so much that my stomach is about to burst.
Words with 撑
俯卧撑
fǔ wò chēng
push-up; press-up (exercise)
吃饱了饭撑的
chī bǎo le fàn chēng de
having nothing better to do
吃饱撑着
chī bǎo chēng zhe
having nothing better to do
四肢支撑式
sì zhī zhī chēng shì
low plank (yoga pose)
平板支撑
píng bǎn zhī chēng
plank (exercise)
强撑
qiǎng chēng
to use all one's willpower (to do sth)
撑伞
chēng sǎn
to hold up an umbrella
撑场面
chēng chǎng miàn
to keep up appearances; to put up a front
撑拒
chēng jù
to resist
撑持
chēng chí
(fig.) to sustain
撑杆
chēng gān
a pole
撑杆跳
chēng gān tiào
pole-vaulting