Chinese Word: 拥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拥 (Trad.: 擁)HSK 5

Pinyin: yōng

English Definition: to hold; to embrace; to wrap around; to gather around (sb); to throng; to swarm; to support; Taiwan pr. [yong3]

Chinese Definition:
①抱：拥抱。
②围着：前呼后拥。
③推举，爱护：拥戴。拥护。
④聚到一块：拥挤。簇拥。
⑤具有：拥有。
⑥遮蔽：拥蔽(亦作“壅蔽”)。拥塞。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:用 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 押佣

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拥有HSK 6	yōng yǒu	to have; to possess
拥护HSK 6	yōng hù	to endorse; to support
拥挤HSK 5	yōng jǐ	crowded; to throng; congestion
拥抱HSK 5	yōng bào	to embrace; to hug
簇拥	cù yōng	to crowd around; to escort

1		tā 他 yōng bào 拥抱 le 了 shèng lì 胜利。 He embraced victory.
2		mǎ lù 马路 shàng 上 hěn 很 yōng jǐ 拥挤。 The road is very crowded.
3		wǒ men 我们 yōng bào 拥抱 le 了 bǐ cǐ 彼此。 We embraced each other.
4		chéng qū 城区 jiāo tōng 交通 fēi cháng 非常 yōng dǔ 拥堵。 The traffic in the city center is heavily congested.
5		zhè ge 这个 chéng shì 城市 yuè lái yuè 越来越 yōng dǔ 拥堵。 The city is becoming more and more congested.

1		tā 他 yōng bào 拥抱 le 了 shèng lì 胜利。 He embraced victory.
2		mǎ lù 马路 shàng 上 hěn 很 yōng jǐ 拥挤。 The road is very crowded.
3		wǒ men 我们 yōng bào 拥抱 le 了 bǐ cǐ 彼此。 We embraced each other.
4		chéng qū 城区 jiāo tōng 交通 fēi cháng 非常 yōng dǔ 拥堵。 The traffic in the city center is heavily congested.
5		zhè ge 这个 chéng shì 城市 yuè lái yuè 越来越 yōng dǔ 拥堵。 The city is becoming more and more congested.