捧

to clasp / to cup the hands / to hold up with both hands / to offer (esp. in cupped hands) / to praise / to flatter

捧 = 奉 + 扌 : A crowd is cheering (捧) at Pinocchio (p) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). They believe (奉) Pinocchio is their savior and carry him using a lot of toy claws (扌), praising him.

捧 character breakdown

捧
- 奉
  - 㐄
    - 丨
    - 乛
    - 二
      - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - 丰
    - 三
      - 一
      - 二
        
        一
    - 丨
  - 干
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
  - ㇏
  - 𡗗
    - 三
      - 一
      - 二
        
        一
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

奉

fèng = f + (e)ng4

to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior)

奉 = 丰 + ㇏ + 干 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) has been locked into a golden cage (丰) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) for several days now. His captors are worshiping (奉) and serving (奉) him though and often offer (奉) dried fruits (干) which they give him from a proper distance using a long finger (㇏).

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 捧 as component

捧 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 捧

捧

pěng

场

場

chǎng

to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge) / to root for sb / to sing sb's praises / to flatter

捧

pěng

腹

fù

大

dà

笑

xiào

uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands

众

眾

zhòng

星

xi̅ng

捧

pěng

月

yuè

lit. all the stars cup themselves around the moon (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure / to group around a revered leader / to revolve around sb

捧

pěng

臭

chòu

脚

腳

jiǎo

to hug stinky feet / (fig.) to bootlick

捧

pěng

花

hua̅