qíng

to raise; to hold up; to lift up

respect (敬) + hand (手) = lift with both hands

手 anchors the meaning: a hand raised upward to support or lift something. 敬 contributes the sound qíng and does not carry a semantic role here.

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HandSemantic
RespectPhonetic

他双手着奖杯,笑得很开心。

tā shuāng shǒu qíng zhe jiǎng bēi,xiào de hěn kāi xīn。

he held the trophy aloft with both hands, smiling very happily.

士兵起火把,照亮了前方的路。

shì bīng qíng qǐ huǒ bǎ,zhào liàng le qián fāng de lù。

the soldier raised the torch, lighting up the road ahead.

Words with 擎

一柱擎天

yī zhù qíng tiān

lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)

人肉搜索引擎

rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng

human flesh search engine

引擎

yǐn qíng

engine (loanword)

引擎盖

yǐn qíng gài

(car) hood

搜寻引擎

sōu xún yǐn qíng

(Tw, HK) search engine

搜索引擎

sōu suǒ yǐn qíng

search engine

擎拳合掌

qíng quán hé zhǎng

to clasp hands

众擎易举

zhòng qíng yì jǔ

many hands make light work (idiom)

More characters with 敬