捧 (pěng) — to hold up in both hands, cup; to flatter, boost

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字

捧 character · TOCFL 4 (est.)

捧＝扌＋奉

ㄆㄥˇ · pěng

verb — to hold up in both hands, cup; to flatter, boost

字源 FORM — what the parts do

扌義the hand

奉聲fèng — gives the soundtwo hands raising an offering up

{b,p,f}ITfèng → pěng — the {b,p,f} crossing, f to p

The hands (扌) cup under a thing and raise it level — to hold up, to offer. 奉 fèng carries both the lifting-up sense and the sound, f crossed to p. 捧著、捧腹、捧場.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

他雙手（扌）托住那碗，像奉（奉）上禮物一樣端著——捧到面前。

He cups the bowl in both hands (扌), holding it level as if offering it up (奉) — and brings it before you.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)雙手托起— to hold up in both hands

→捧著、捧起— to cup, carry held up常用

⇒捧場、吹捧— to boost, flatter

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension