| 后援 | hou4 yuan2 | back-up |
| 赞助 | zan4 zhu4 | to assist |
| 抵 | di3 | to equal |
| 扶 | fu2 | to help sb. up |
| 孝敬 | xiao4 jing4 | to respect |
| 拥戴 | yong1 dai4 | (popular) support |
| 后盾 | hou4 dun4 | background support |
| 搀扶 | chan1 fu2 | to lend an arm to support sb |
| 认养 | ren4 yang3 | to sponsor |
| 天柱 | tian1 zhu4 | pillars supporting heaven |
| 赡养 | shan4 yang3 | to support |
| 袒护 | tan3 hu4 | predilection |
| 拥护者 | yong1 hu4 zhe3 | supporter person |