捧
pěng · HSK 7
hold/carry sth. level in both hands
🤲 捧 = 扌 hand + 奉 (offer) → both hands offering something held level
The 扌 hand radical sits beside 奉 fèng (to present/offer), which itself depicts giving with both hands; together they reinforce the core sense of cupping or hoisting something on upturned palms. Figuratively the same gesture extends to boosting, flattering, or exalting someone.
捧 — hand radical 扌 + 奉 fèng (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: the hand radical 扌 gives the meaning of holding, while 奉 (fèng, 'to offer with both hands') supplies the sound and reinforces the sense. Together they depict cupping or carrying something respectfully in both hands, hence 'to hold up' or 'cup in the palms.'