Memory phrase for the character: 抱

抱

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Meaning

to hug or embrace, to hold (in arms), surround

Pronunciation

bào

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: wrap 包 (self 己 wrapped 勹)

Mnemonic
 
Her hands wrapped me in a hug.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
包 package, to cover, to wrapThe upper part 勹 itself already stands for "to enwrap" Actually it is with a "snake" 巳, but simplified understood as a variation of self 己.




 Vocabulary

怀抱 huái bào  to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱怨 bào yuàn  to complain; to grumble
拥抱 yōng bào  to embrace; to hug
抱歉 bào qiàn  to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
搂抱 lǒu bào  to hug; to embrace
 
 

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