擎
qíng
#3,046 most
frequent character
to raise, to hold up, to lift up
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
擎 has 手 (a hand) as its meaning part and 敬 jìng as a sound part. It first meant 'to hold up high.' From there it grew to 'to raise with the hands' and then 'to prop up.'
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