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Character « 擎 »

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Character
擎
(16 stroke)
Radical
手 (手)
(+12 stroke)
Pinyin
qíng

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擎 (擎) qíng

General meaning
Definitions
Words
Vocabulary

◎ 向上托；举：～受。～天柱（喻担负重任的人）。众～易举。

Verb

举 [lift up]

与翠叶并擎。——明· 李渔《亲情偶寄·种植部》
又如:擎赍(拿着);擎奇(举,持);擎拳(举拳);众擎易举
支撑,承受住压力 [prop up;bear;support]。如:擎抬(支持);擎鹰走马(形容有钱有势人家逐猎玩乐的奢侈生活);擎天架海(比喻能担当重任);擎天(托住天。形容坚强高大有力量)
执持 [hold]

今朝擎剑去,何日刺蛟回?——李贺《送秦光禄北征诗》
拱手 [cup one hand in the other before the chest]。如:擎拳(拱手);擎跽(拱手跪拜)

擎天柱 qíng tiān zhù
[(of ancient legend) one of the eight pillars used to prop up the sky—Atlas] 古代传说昆仑山有八根柱子支撑着天,后来用“擎天柱”比喻担负重任的人

高擎 gāo qíng
[high-lift] 高高举起
引擎 yǐn qíng
[engine] 把(如热能、化学能、核能、辐射能和升高的水的势能等形式的)能量转变为机械力和运动的机器,即发动机
众擎易举 ( 眾擎易舉 ) zhòng qíng -yì jǔ
[many hands make light work] 许多人一齐用力,就容易把东西托起来。比喻大家同心协力做一件事,就容易把事情做成功