supporting vs hanging

supporting and hanging both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
supporting	Yes	Yes	No	No
hanging	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hanging is a hyponym of supporting; that is, hanging is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than supporting:

supporting: the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
hanging: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)

Other hyponyms of supporting include propping up, shoring, shoring up, dangling, suspension.

supporting (noun)	hanging (noun)
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
	a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
	decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

supporting (adjective)	hanging (adjective)
capable of bearing a structural load
furnishing support and encouragement