擎 (qíng): to raise, to hold up, to lift up
擎 (qíng) is a Chinese character meaning “to raise.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 敬 (phonetic) and 手 (semantic). It ranks #2774 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 擎 hand. 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 raise
- to hold up
- to lift up
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 引擎noun | yǐn qíng | engine (loanword) |
| 引擎盖noun | yǐn qíng gài | (car) hood |
| 搜索引擎noun | sōu suǒ yǐn qíng | search engine |
| 人肉搜索引擎noun | rén ròu sōu suǒ yǐn qíng | (neologism, attested by 2003) human flesh search engine |
| 众擎易举 | zhòng qíng yì jǔ | many hands make light work (idiom) |
| 一柱擎天 | yī zhù qíng tiān | lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) |
| 擎拳合掌 | qíng quán hé zhǎng | to clasp hands |
| 搜寻引擎noun | sōu xún yǐn qíng | (Tw, HK) search engine |
擎 appears in 8 compound words: 13 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 38 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 擎 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom); fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom); fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
Example Sentences
擎照镜子，整理一下自己的仪容。
qíng zhào jìng zǐ , zhěng lǐ yī xià zì jǐ de yí róng .
Hold up the mirror and tidy up your appearance.
...芳喊 AI 交换器 1.6T 与美印双引擎
. . . fāng hǎn A I jiāo huàn qì 1 . 6 T yǔ měi yìn shuāng yǐn qíng
... Fang Shouting AI Switch 1.6T with US and Indian dual engines
跑车迷怀念引擎发出的“噪音” 蓝宝坚尼纯电车不推了
pǎo chē mí huái niàn yǐn qíng fā chū de zào yīn lán bǎo jiān ní chún diàn chē bù tuī le
Sports car fans miss the "noise" from the engine Lamborghini pure electric car is no longer pushed
擎邦夺13亿元大单
qíng bāng duó 1 3 yì yuán dà dān
Qingbang won a large order of 1.3 billion yuan
...P估达7.71% 赖总统:科技、传产双引擎续推经济成长
. . . P gū dá 7 . 7 1 lài zǒng tǒng : kē jì , chuán chǎn shuāng yǐn qíng xù tuī jīng jì chéng cháng
... P estimated at 7.71% President Lai: The dual engines of science and technology and production continue to promote economic growth
油品、建案双引擎全开 北基下步锁定绿能
yóu pǐn , jiàn àn shuāng yǐn qíng quán kāi běi jī xià bù suǒ dìng lǜ néng
The dual engines of oil products and construction projects are fully open, and the next step of the North Base is to lock in green energy
你最后一次关掉引擎是什么时候？
Nǐ zuì hòu yīcì guāndiào yǐnqíng shì shénmeshíhou?
When was the last time you cut the engine?
这个引擎耗用最多的油。
Zhège yǐnqíng hào yòng zuì duō de yóu.
This engine consumes the most oil.
主要互联网的搜索引擎之一说：“快比慢好”。
Zhǔyào Hùliánwǎng de sōusuǒyǐnqíng zhīyī shuō:"kuài bǐ màn hǎo ".
One of the major Internet search engines states that ‘Fast is better than slow’.
他知道怎么关掉引擎。
Tā zhīdào zěnme guāndiào yǐnqíng.
He knows how to cut the engine.
Character Family
扌 Radical Family — Characters sharing the hand radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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