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Character Decomposition
抱=扌+包
Etymology
To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to hold
to carry (in one's arms)
to hug
to embrace
to surround
to cherish
(coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
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Words with 抱 130 total
to encircle · to surround · to embrace环抱huán bàoto wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)合抱hé bàoto embrace · to hug拥抱yōng bàoto hug · to cherish · within the bosom (of the family) · to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)怀抱huái bàoto band together; to team up抱团bào tuánto hold on firmly · to cling (to a belief) · stubbornly抱定bào dìngfeel wronged抱屈bào qūto complain · to grumble · to harbor a complaint · to feel dissatisfied抱怨bào yuànto have a gnawing regret抱恨bào hènfeel ashamed抱愧bào kuì
Idioms with 抱 67 total Chain
to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)抱不平bào bù pínglit. to bring cloth to trade for silk (idiom) · fig. to approach a woman with a gift; to engage in commercial transaction抱布贸丝bào bù mào sīto cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative · stickler for tradition抱残守缺bào cán shǒu quēto band together · to gang up · to stick together抱成一团bào chéng yī tuán
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