pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
挺 
挺 
ting3 
 
 
straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns 
 
 
strokes 
9 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
7 
 
昂首挺胸 
昂首挺胸 
ang2 shou3 ting3 xiong1 
 
 
head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal) 
 
笔挺 
筆挺 
bi3 ting3 
 
 
(standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim 
 
打挺儿 
打挺兒 
da3 ting3 er5 
 
 
to arch one's body and fling one's head back 
 
伏地挺身 
伏地挺身 
fu2 di4 ting3 shen1 
 
 
pushup (exercise) 
 
坚挺 
堅挺 
jian1 ting3 
 
 
firm and upright; strong (of currency) 
 
劲挺 
勁挺 
jing4 ting3 
 
 
strong 
 
力挺 
力挺 
li4 ting3 
 
 
to support; to back 
 
挺拔 
挺拔 
ting3 ba2 
 
 
tall and straight 
 
挺而走险 
挺而走險 
ting3 er2 zou3 xian3 
 
 
variant of 鋌而走險|铤而走险 
 
挺杆 
挺桿 
ting3 gan3 
 
 
tappet (machine part) 
 
挺好 
挺好 
ting3 hao3 
 
 
very good 
 
挺进 
挺進 
ting3 jin4 
 
 
progress; to advance 
 
挺举 
挺舉 
ting3 ju3 
 
 
clean and jerk (weightlifting technique) 
 
挺立 
挺立 
ting3 li4 
 
 
to stand erect; to stand upright 
 
挺身 
挺身 
ting3 shen1 
 
 
to straighten one's back 
 
挺身而出 
挺身而出 
ting3 shen1 er2 chu1 
 
 
to step forward bravely 
 
挺尸 
挺屍 
ting3 shi1 
 
 
(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep 
 
挺腰 
挺腰 
ting3 yao1 
 
 
to straighten one's back; to arch one's back 
 
挺住 
挺住 
ting3 zhu4 
 
 
to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain) 
 
丫挺 
丫挺 
ya1 ting3 
 
 
(Beijing dialect) bastard; damned 
 
叶挺 
葉挺 
ye4 ting3 
 
 
Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader 
 
硬挺 
硬挺 
ying4 ting3 
 
 
to endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid; stiff