捧 (pěng): to hold or offer with both hands, to sing the praises of, classifier for what can be held in both hands
捧 (pěng) is a Chinese character meaning “to hold or offer with both hands.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (structural) and 奉 (structural). It ranks #2283 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 捧 an offering 奉 made with two hands 扌; 奉 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to hold or offer with both hands
- to sing the praises of
- classifier for what can be held in both hands
Etymology & Origin
ideographicAn offering 奉 made with two hands 扌; 奉 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰扌奉 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捧场verb | pěng chǎng | to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show |
| 吹捧verb | chuī pěng | to flatter |
| 捧腹大笑phrase | pěng fù dà xiào | (idiom) to split one's sides laughing |
| 众星捧月 | zhòng xīng pěng yuè | lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects) |
| 捧腹adjective | pěng fù | to split one's sides laughing |
| 捧红 | pěng hóng | to make popular |
| 捧杯verb | pěng bēi | to hold the winner's trophy |
| 捧到天上 | pěng dào tiān shàng | to praise lavishly |
| 西子捧心 | xī zǐ pěng xīn | (lit.) Xishi clasps at her heart (idiom) |
| 捧上天verb | pěng shàng tiān | to praise to the skies |
| 捧角儿 | pěng jué r | erhua form of 捧角 |
| 受追捧 | shòu zhuī pěng | to be eagerly sought after |
| 捧腹绝倒 | pěng fù jué dǎo | to laugh until it hurts |
| 捧花noun | pěng huā | (wedding) bouquet |
| 捧杀verb | pěng shā | to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent) |
捧 appears in 23 compound words: 70 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 捧 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 捧.
Example Sentences
请捧出你的证件，配合我们的工作。
qǐng pěng chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn , pèi gě wǒ men de gōng zuò .
Please present your identification and cooperate with our work.
【战况S1-2】捧走万利安杯 果然战绩称王
zhàn kuàng S 1 2 pěng zǒu wàn lì ān bēi guǒ rán zhàn jì chèn wáng
[Season 1-2 Results] Lifting the Wanli'an Cup: A Record-Breaking Championship
...被酸“洗地”喊讨厌在野!徐巧芯反呛:他只捧某一方
. . . bèi suān xǐ dì hǎn tǎo yàn zài yě ! xú qiǎo xīn fǎn qiàng : tā zhī pěng mǒu yī fāng
...Accused of "whitewashing" and being "hated by the opposition," Hsu Chiao-hsin fired back: "He only supports one side."
香港艺术节开锣 罗淑佩一连两晚捧场 大赞艺术盛宴精彩
xiāng gǎng yì shù jié kāi 锣 luó 淑 pèi yī lián liǎng wǎn pěng chǎng dà zàn yì shù shèng yàn jīng cǎi
The Hong Kong Arts Festival kicked off with Lo Shuk-pui supporting the art feast for two consecutive nights
无数人追捧的“少食多餐”减肥法,可能会让你越减越肥...
wú shǔ rén zhuī pěng de shǎo shí duō cān jiǎn féi fǎ , kě néng huì ràng nǐ yuè jiǎn yuè féi . . .
The "eat less and eat more" weight loss method sought after by countless people may make you lose more and more weight...
千问“一句话下单”受年轻人追捧,00后占比超40%..
qiān wèn yī jù huà xià dān shòu nián qīng rén zhuī pěng , 0 0 hòu zhàn bǐ chāo 4 0 . .
Qianwen's "one-sentence order" is sought after by young people, and the post-00s account for more than 40%:
现在很多年轻人追捧小鲜肉的现象正常吗？
Xiànzài hěn duō niánqīngrén zhuīpěng xiǎoxiānròu de xiànxiàng zhèngcháng ma?
Is it normal that many young people these days idolize pretty boy stars?
汤姆弯下腰，捧起了一把沙子。
Tāngmǔ wān xià yāo, pěng qǐ le yī bǎ shāzi.
Tom bent down and picked up a handful of sand.
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