撑持

(fig.) to sustain / to shore up

Characters and words in 撑持

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.

持

chí = ch + Ø2

to hold / to grasp / to support / to maintain / to persevere / to manage / to run (i.e. administer) / to control

持 = 寺 + 扌 : Charlie Chaplin brought his Buddhist shrine to the space station, but just inside the entrance he realizes that he didn't think of zero gravity as his shrine is about to float away. His only option at the moment is to grasp the shrine with two toy claws and manage it this way.

Words with 撑持

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Sentences with 撑持

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