TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
捧
捧 ＝ 扌 ＋ 奉
ㄆㄥˇ · pěng
verb — to hold up in both hands, cup; to flatter, boost
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand
{b,p,f}ITfèng → pěng — the {b,p,f} crossing, f to p
The hands (扌) cup under a thing and raise it level — to hold up, to offer. 奉 fèng carries both the lifting-up sense and the sound, f crossed to p. 捧著、捧腹、捧場.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
他雙手（扌）托住那碗，像奉（奉）上禮物一樣端著——捧到面前。
He cups the bowl in both hands (扌), holding it level as if offering it up (奉) — and brings it before you.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)雙手托起— to hold up in both hands
→捧著、捧起— to cup, carry held up常用
⇒捧場、吹捧— to boost, flatter
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension