Keyword
straight
- to straighten
- to stand upright
- rigid
- stiff
- Frequency
- #1445
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 廷 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
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
挺进
progress; to advance
挺身而出
to step forward bravely
挺身
to straighten one's back
坚挺
firm and upright; strong (of currency)
力挺
to strongly support; to firmly back
挺拔
tall and straight
叶挺
Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader
挺直
upright; erect; to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
挺立
to stand erect; to stand upright
挺住
to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)
挺举
clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)
昂首挺胸
head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal)
硬挺
to endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid; stiff
伏地挺身
(Tw) push-up (exercise)
笔挺
(standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim
丫挺
(Beijing dialect) bastard; damned
挺尸
(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep