支撑
zhīchēng
to support
Characters in this word
撑 chēng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 掌 in charge
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 高额研发投入支撑了企业在新能源领域的快速发展。 Gāo'é yánfā tóurù zhīchēng le qǐyè zài xīnnéngyuán lǐngyù de kuàisù fāzhǎn. Large research and development investment supported the company's rapid growth in the new energy sector.
- 几根粗木柱支撑着整座老屋的屋顶。 Jǐ gēn cū mùzhù zhīchēng zhe zhěng zuò lǎowū de wūdǐng. A few thick wooden pillars hold up the roof of the whole old house.
- 家人的鼓励支撑他度过了最难的时期。 Jiārén de gǔlì zhīchēng tā dùguò le zuì nán de shíqī. His family's encouragement carried him through the hardest period.
Related words
- 支 zhī a measure word for long thin things
- 支持 zhīchí to support
- 支付 zhīfù to pay
- 支 zhī to support; to prop up
- 支出 zhīchū expense
- 支配 zhīpèi to control; to manage
- 分支 fēnzhī branch
- 开支 kāizhī expenditure; expenses
- 收支 shōuzhī income and expenditure; receipts and payments
- 透支 tòuzhī overdraw; overextend; overdraft
- 支架 zhījià support; bracket; stent; frame
- 支流 zhīliú tributary; branch stream; branch