撑 = 扌 + 掌

撑 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “prop up”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 掌 (palm of hand).

Keyword: prop up
Pinyin (Mandarin): chēng
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: prop up, support, поддерживать, support

Decomposition

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扌 hand
掌 palm of hand

How to find 撑 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “palm of hand”. 撑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 撑 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.