抱 (bào): meaning and stroke order
抱 (bào) means to hold, to carry (in one's arms), to hug, to embrace, to surround, to cherish.
抱
- Simplified
- 抱
- Traditional
- 抱 (same form)
- Pinyin
- bào
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Stroke order of 抱
抱
- bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms)
- 8 strokes
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Meaning of 抱
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bào
- to hold
- to carry (in one's arms)
- to hug
- to embrace
- to surround
- to cherish
- (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
Radical and structure
- 抱
- Radical 手 (Kangxi radical 64) · 8 strokes · 扌 on the left, 包 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 抱
- 抱负 bào fù aspiration; ambition
- 抱怨 bào yuàn to complain; to grumble
- 抱不平 bào bù píng to be outraged by an injustice (done to sb else)
- 抱歉 bào qiàn to be sorry; to feel apologetic
抱 in our stories
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正说着，一个小男孩抱着一只开了口的足球鞋跑过来：“杜爷爷，明天比赛，救命啊！”
zhèng shuō zhe yí gè xiǎo nánhái bào zhe yì zhī kāi le kǒu de zúqiúxié pǎo guòlai Dù yéye míngtiān bǐsài jiùmìng a
Just then a little boy ran up clutching a football boot with its sole coming away: "Grandpa Du, I've got a match tomorrow. Help!"
From the story Old Du on the corner HSK 6
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古籍修复师柏青的工作室里，来了一位八十多岁的老太太，怀里抱着一本用蓝布包着的旧账本。
gǔjí xiūfù shī Bǎi Qīng de gōngzuòshì lǐ lái le yí wèi bāshí duō suì de lǎo tàitai huái lǐ bào zhe yì běn yòng lán bù bāo zhe de jiù zhàngběn
An old lady in her eighties came to the studio of Bai Qing, a restorer of old books, holding an ancient ledger wrapped in blue cloth.
From the story Words written in rice water HSK 7–9 · Level 7
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第二天，张别古抱着瓦盆去了县衙。可是大堂上，他叫了半天，盆里一点声音也没有，衙役们哄堂大笑。
dì-èr tiān Zhāng Biégǔ bào zhe wǎpén qù le xiànyá kěshì dàtáng shàng tā jiào le bàntiān pén lǐ yìdiǎn shēngyīn yě méiyǒu yáyì men hōngtáng dàxiào
The next day Zhang Biegu carried the basin to the county court. But in the courtroom, however much he called, not a sound came from the basin, and the constables roared with laughter.
From the story The tale of the black basin HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Stories using 抱
- Old Du on the corner HSK 6
- Words written in rice water HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- The tale of the black basin HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Cold Food Day and Qingming HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Kuafu chases the sun HSK 7–9 · Level 9
- Mending the bowl HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).