捧 pěng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 奉 to offer, to respect
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
捧场
pěngchǎng
to support by attending; to show support
Characters in this word
场 chǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新店开业时，许多老顾客特意来捧场。 Xīn diàn kāiyè shí, xǔduō lǎo gùkè tèyì lái pěngchǎng. When the new shop opened, many regular customers made a special effort to come and show support.
- 朋友的演唱会，我一定去捧场。 Péngyou de yǎnchànghuì, wǒ yīdìng qù pěngchǎng. I'll definitely go to support my friend's concert.
- 谢谢大家今天来捧场，我敬大家一杯茶。 Xièxie dàjiā jīntiān lái pěngchǎng, wǒ jìng dàjiā yī bēi chá. Thanks everyone for coming to support me today; let me offer you all a cup of tea.
Related words
- 捧 pěng to hold in both hands; (measure word for handfuls)
- 吹捧 chuīpěng to flatter; to praise excessively; to hype up
- 追捧 zhuīpěng to pursue and praise enthusiastically; to hype
- 机场 jīchǎng airport
- 商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall
- 场 chǎng a measure word for events; field, arena
- 广场 guǎngchǎng public square
- 球场 qiúchǎng sports field
- 体育场 tǐyùchǎng stadium
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
- 场合 chǎnghé occasion
- 场所 chǎngsuǒ place