HanziGuru.捧 · pěng
捧
pěng[peng3]Tone 3

to hold or offer with both hands

HSK 7
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English · to hold or offer with both hands

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  • Often confused with 棒 (bàng) — The characters are identical apart from the left-hand radical: 棒 has 木, whose extra horizontal stroke 捧 lacks in its 扌 radical.
    棒 vs 捧Drill this pair
11. Meaning

to hold or carry cupped in both hands

to praise enthusiastically or flatter (e.g. 捧场)classifier for a double-handful of something
Verb / ClassifierNeutral#actions#gestures#body parts
Logic Map — how this character is really built
  • 扌the Handleft
  • 奉the Uplifted Offeringright

Cupping both palms upward is a gesture of profound reverence. the Hand （扌） on the left pairs with the Uplifted Offering （奉） on the right, providing the sound fēng to guide pěng. Thus, it captures the action of holding something cupped in both hands.

Sound part: 奉 (fèng) → cues the reading pěng.
Sample Usage
  • 他双手捧着一本厚厚的新书。
    tā shuāng shǒu pěng zhe yī běn hòu hòu de xīn shū.
    He is holding a thick new book with both hands.
  • 不要太捧他，他会骄傲的。
    bù yào tài pěng tā, tā huì jiāo ào de.
    Don't praise him too much; he will become arrogant.
22. Sound
/[pʰɤŋ²¹⁴]/Tone: 214
捧
pěngpeng3
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ˇ(214)
=pěng
Build the syllable
Step-by-step blending
peng
Tone mark placement: Tone mark sits on "e" per main-vowel priority (a > e > o; in -iu/-ui the mark takes the second vowel).
Initial Consonant
p
Type: Aspirated Bilabial
Sounds like: p sound in 'spin' (unaspirated)
Aspirated
Airflow Tactile Test: Strong puff of air! A tissue held before lips MUST fly forward.
Tongue & Mouth Position: Both lips pressed firmly together then released with a burst of breath.
Final Rhyme
eng
Vowel Group: -e vowel group
Sounds like: eng rhymes with sung without the s
Mouth Shape Guide: Combine initial 'p-' (p') with final '-eng' (uhng).
Common Learner Trap: Aspirated consonant! Release a strong puff of air on 'p-'.
Tone
T3 (214)
3rd Tone (Low-Dipping)
Tone Pitch & Cadence: Tone 3 starts mid, dips low into the throat, and bounces back up, similar to a disbelieving English 'Really?'.
Sandhi: When followed by another 3rd tone syllable, pěng changes to a 2nd tone (péng) due to tone sandhi.
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Listening trap: Confusing the 3rd tone dipping contour with a 4th tone sharp fall, leading to mispronunciation as 'pèng'.
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Physical Tone Gesture: Trace a checkmark in the air: start medium-high, dip down low toward your chest, and rise sharply back up.
33. Writing11 strokes · animate & practice
44. Components

Radical 扌 · Hand radical (hand, action done with hands)

Semantic Clue (形旁): 扌 (Indicates that the action is performed using the hands.)

Phonetic Clue (声旁): 奉 (original sound: fèng / pěng)

Combining the Hand radical (扌) on the left with the character for offering or presenting (奉) on the right to form the action of cupping and offering something with both hands.

  • 扌Hand action
  • 奉To offer / present respectfully
55. HistoryFormed by the hand radical (扌) signifying physical action, paired with 奉 (fèn...
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