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抱
Pinyin: bào
English Definition: to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish
Chinese Definition:
①用手臂围住：拥抱。抱小孩儿。合抱。抱残守缺(形容保守，不知进取)。
②围绕，环绕：山环水抱。抱厦(房屋前面加出来的门廊，亦指后面毗连的小房子)。
③胸怀愿望，志向：抱负。
④心里存着，怀有：抱怨。抱恨。抱歉。抱憾。抱病。
⑤密合：衣服抱身儿。
⑥把他人的子女收养为自己的子女：抱养。
⑦量词：表示两臂合围的量：一抱草。
⑧孵：抱窝。抱小鸡。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手
Ideographic: To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation
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Example Words
抱怨 bào yuàn to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
拥抱 yōng bào to embrace; to hug
怀抱 huái bào to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family); to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)
抱歉 bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry!
抱负 bào fù aspiration; ambition
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