Keyword
to hold
- to embrace
- to hold in one's arms
- to enfold
- Frequency
- #1185
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
bào100%
Mnemonic
To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
抱
to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
抱怨
to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
抱歉
to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
拥抱
to embrace; to hug
怀抱
to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱负
aspiration; ambition
抱抱
to hug; to give a cuddle
抱持
to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc); to harbor (doubts etc); to clinch (boxing)
环抱
to encircle; to surround; to embrace
抱团
to band together; to team up
抱佛脚
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香，平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚[ping2 shi2 bu4 shao1 xiang1 , lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3])
抱头痛哭
to weep disconsolately; to cry on each other's shoulder
紧抱
to hug; to embrace
抱头
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced; to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc); to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)
打抱不平
(idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
抱病
to be ill; to be in poor health
抱不平
to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)
搂抱
to hug; to embrace
投怀送抱
to throw oneself in sb's arms; to throw oneself at sb
抱定
to hold on firmly; to cling (to a belief); stubbornly
抱残守缺
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition
抱拳
to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
合抱
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
抱养
to adopt (a child)