撑开

Traditional form:

撐開

Pinyin (reading):

chēngkāi

Definitions:

• to stretch taut
• to open (an umbrella)
• to hold (a bag etc) open
• to prop open

Characters:

• 撑 - to support, to prop up, to brace; overflowing
• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin

Traditional characters:

• 撐 - to support, to prop up, to brace; overflowing
• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin