support

is composed of the BuShou of (hand) and (husband, man), which depict a hand helping a man with a topknot and a hairpin. Another interpretation: depicts a man with a topknot and a hairpin, which has the meaning of a grown up man. A grown up man is strong, he can support other weaker people by his hands.

Vocabulary of 扶

  • 扶手 (handrail)
  • 扶持 (to help, to assist)
  • 攙扶 (to lend an arm to support somebody)

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