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
撑
=
扌
+
掌
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) is bracing (撑) himself for his next battle in front of the engine ((e)ng1). He supports (撑) his feet with horseshoes (掌) and holds a toy claw (扌) in each hand.
palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield
掌
=
尚
+
手
:
Inside the anglepod (ang3), James II of England (zh) and the Buddhist monk (尚) play catch using two baseball gloves (手) and a horseshoe (掌).
Characters with 撑 as component
撑
is not used as a component in another character.