抱
bàoTraditional: 抱
#1328 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to hold, to embrace, to hug
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with the hand radical 扌 (shǒu, hand) and 包 (bāo) as the phonetic element, depicting arms wrapping around to hold or embrace.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 扌(hand) + 包 (bāo, phonetic)
Stroke order
抱
Examples
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The mother held the child tightly.
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They gave each other a hug when they met.
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She is holding a bunch of flowers.
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May I give you a hug?
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He holds great hopes.
抱 (bào) means to hold, embrace or hug. It is used both for physical embraces and for holding hopes or feelings.
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