Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 抱


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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

bào

Explanation

Left: hand , right: wrap (self wrapped )

Mnemonic

Her hands wrapped me in a hug.

Radicals

hand
package, to cover, to wrap(Actually with a "snake" 巳, but simplified understood as a variation of self .)
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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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