擎 qíng to lift
How to remember 擎: 敬 to respect + 手 hand = to lift. The players deeply respect their old captain, so after his last match every hand reaches out to lift him onto their shoulders.
Component breakdown
擎 = 敬 to respect + 手 hand
- 敬 to respect
- 手 hand
The players deeply respect their old captain, so after his last match every hand reaches out to lift him onto their shoulders.
How it is used
- Literary 'to hold up / lift high': 擎起火炬 (qíngqǐ huǒjù) to hold aloft a torch, 众擎易举 (zhòngqíng-yìjǔ) many hands lift a load easily.
- Most common in 引擎 (yǐnqíng) - an engine (a sound-and-sense loan).