撑 (撐) chēng

1. chēng verb to support; to prop-up
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 支持 (CC-CEDICT '撐'; Guoyu '撐' v 1; Kroll 2015 '撐' 1a, p. 47; Mathews 1931 '撐', p. 51; Unihan '撐'; XHZD '撑' 1, p. 84)
2. chēng adjective full; stuffed [after eating]
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 饱 (Guoyu '撐' adj)
3. chēng verb to push off [with a ppole]; to punt
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '撐'; Mathews 1931 '撐', p. 51; Guoyu '撐' v 2; Kroll 2015 '撐' 2, p. 47; Unihan '撐'; XHZD '撑' 2, p. 84)
4. chēng verb to stretch; to fill to bursting
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Mathews 1931 '撐', p. 51; XHZD '撑' 3, p. 84)
5. chēng verb to unfurl; to open
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 张开; for example, 撑伞 open an umbrella (Guoyu '撐' v 3; XHZD '撑' 4, p. 85)
6. chēng noun a strut; a brace; a timber support
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Especially, one placed at an angle (Kroll 2015 '撐' 1, p. 47)

Also contained in

撑渡 、 撑场面 、 俯卧撑 、 撑得主 、 撑杆跳高 、 撑腰 、 撑天柱地 、 吃饱撑着 、 撑伞 、 撑持 、 撑门面 、 硬撑 、 撑死胆大的，饿死胆小的 、 平板支撑 、 撑竿跳高 、 撑篙 、 支撑 、 撑天拄地 、 四肢支撑式 、 撑起来 、 撑拒 、 吃饱了饭撑的 、 撑竿跳 、 撑破 、 支撑架 、 撑船 、 撑杆 、 撑杆跳 、 撑死

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• Hsing Yun Diary 33 - Pleasure is Empty: The Mind is the Treasure of the Buddha's Teaching 星雲日記33～享受空無 心地寶藏(1995/1/1～1995/1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 2
• Lecture 9: Palliative Care 第九講‧臨終關懷 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》 — count: 2
• The Causes and Conditions of My Building Fo Guang Shan 我建佛光山的因緣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 9 - Places of Practice 1 《百年佛緣9－道場篇1》 — count: 2
• Remembering the Founding of the Monastery 開山記 A Life With Palms Joined 3 - The Causes and Conditions of One-Stroke Calligraphy 《合掌人生3－一筆字的因緣》 — count: 2
• Hong Kong 香港 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 2
• Selected Letters - “Awakening the World” 20th Anniversary Letter to Readers 書信選 《覺世》廿週年給讀者的一封信 Humanistic Buddhism Selected Letters 《人間佛教書信選》 — count: 2
• Ways of using Wealth (Economics) 財富運用法(經濟、般若) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
• Selected Letters - A Message from the West - Giving those who Beg for Alms, Compassionate People Travelling a Letter - Congratulations that your Travelling and Virtuous Achievements will come to a Successful Conclusion 書信選 西來飛鴻──給托缽行腳仁者的一封信— 賀托缽行腳功德圓滿 Humanistic Buddhism Selected Letters 《人間佛教書信選》 — count: 1
• Buddhism and the Flowers of Causes and Conditions 佛教與花的因緣 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
• 7. Etiquette - 11. Protocol for Food and Drink 柒、生活禮儀篇 十一、飲食的禮儀 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 撑起 (撐起) 撐起邈邈蒼穹 — Hundred Sayings 4 - Half and Half 《往事百語4－一半一半》, Damaged is Beautiful 殘缺就是美 — count: 5
• 难撑 (難撐) 正如獨木難撐大廈 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, The Best Investment 最好的投資 — count: 5
• 撑大厦 (撐大廈) 正如獨木難撐大廈 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》, The Best Investment 最好的投資 — count: 4
• 撑住 (撐住) 撐住意志的船舵 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 3: The Path to Success and Improvement 第三冊 成功進步的道路 — count: 3
• 苦撑 (苦撐) 中尾只有苦撐 — Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 38 - Lowering Your Head 星雲日記38～低下頭 低下頭(1995/12/1～1995/12/15) — count: 3
• 撑在 (撐在) 撐在一塊圓形的木板上 — Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》, India 印度 — count: 3
• 有如撑 (有如撐) 整個樹形有如撐開的傘一般呈現優美的弧度 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Embracing Nature: Ecology from a Buddhist Perspective (1) 佛教與自然生態（上） — count: 2
• 撑天 (撐天) 也不可能隻手撐天 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》, Depth and Breadth 深度與廣度 — count: 2
• 撑好 (撐好) 你們要撐好智慧的法船 — Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》, 6. Funeral Ceremonies - 2. Composing a Will 陸、喪葬禮儀篇 二、撰寫遺囑 — count: 2
• 要撑 (要撐) 你們要撐好智慧的法船 — Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》, 6. Funeral Ceremonies - 2. Composing a Will 陸、喪葬禮儀篇 二、撰寫遺囑 — count: 2