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The character "捧" incorporates the hand radical alongside the component "奉", which provides phonetic guidance and inherently relates to the notion of offering with both hands. This structure originally conveyed the literal act of supporting or cradling an item using both hands. Over centuries, its application broadened from this physical sense to encompass a metaphorical meaning, describing the action of excessively praising or adulating a person, thus shifting from a tangible manual function to an interpersonal behavior.
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他把书捧在手里。
她小心翼翼地捧起小猫。
观众们捧腹大笑。
他是被导演捧红的新演员。
粉丝们捧着鲜花在机场等候。
这位主持人很会捧场，气氛非常活跃。
别总捧着他，该批评的时候也得批评。
他虽然嘴上捧着老板的方案，心里却并不认同。