挺
straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns
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How 挺 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 廷 (phonetic, tíng)
How to remember it
erect · Heisig RSH #2115
fingers + 廷 royal court
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 廷
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 廷 (tíng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 廷 sound component | tíng | courtyard |
| 艇 | tǐng | dugout, punt, small boat |
| 蜓 | tíng | dragonfly |
| 霆 | tíng | a sudden peal of thunder |
| 铤 | tǐng | ingots, metal bars; to hurry |
| 梃 | tǐng | stalk, wooden club; straight |
| 莛 | tíng | blades of grass |
Words containing 挺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挺身而出 | tǐng shēn ér chū | to step forward bravely |
| 打挺儿 | dǎ tǐng r | to arch one's body and fling one's head back |
| 伏地挺身 | fú dì tǐng shēn | (Tw) push-up (exercise) |
| 挺而走险 | tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn | variant of 鋌而走險|铤而走险[ting3 er2 zou3 xian3] |
| 力挺 | lì tǐng | to strongly support; to firmly back |
| 挺身 | tǐng shēn | to straighten one's back |
| 昂首挺胸 | áng shǒu tǐng xiōng | head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal) |
| 挺好 | tǐng hǎo | very good |
| 挺立 | tǐng lì | to stand erect; to stand upright |
| 挺进 | tǐng jìn | progress; to advance |
| 挺直 | tǐng zhí | upright; erect; to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect |
| 叶挺 | Yè Tǐng | Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader |
| 笔挺 | bǐ tǐng | (standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim |
| 鲤鱼打挺 | lǐ yú dǎ tǐng | (martial arts, gymnastics) to kip up (spring upright from supine without hands); (fig.) to… |
| 挺住 | tǐng zhù | to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain) |
| 挺举 | tǐng jǔ | clean and jerk (weightlifting technique) |
| 硬挺 | yìng tǐng | to endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid; stiff |
| 挺杆 | tǐng gǎn | tappet (machine part) |
| 挺腰 | tǐng yāo | to straighten one's back; to arch one's back |
| 劲挺 | jìng tǐng | strong |