pěng​tuō

hold up

pěng hold up in two hands

An offering  made with two hands  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
SoundMeaning component
fèng offer

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰoŋʔ
Unicodepiǒng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

tuō to hold up, support

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
tuō, zhé to depend on

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːɡ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang