拥抱
Old HSK 5
拥抱 (yōngbào) · to hug
拥抱 (yōngbào) means “to hug; to embrace”. It is written with 2 characters: 拥 (to have) + 抱 (to hold in one's arms). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 拥抱 is built
The characters
拥 yōng · to have
What 拥 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
抱 bào · to hold in one's arms
What 抱 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 包bāo — wrap
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: To wrap 包 in one's arms 扌; 包 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
机场里,她和妈妈拥抱在一起。Jīchǎng lǐ, tā hé māma yōngbào zài yìqǐ.At the airport, she and her mother hugged.
朋友见面时常常拥抱。Péngyou jiànmiàn shí chángcháng yōngbào.Friends often hug when they meet.
Questions about 拥抱
What does 拥抱 mean?
拥抱 (yōngbào) means “to hug; to embrace”.
How do you pronounce 拥抱?
拥抱 is pronounced yōngbào.
Which HSK level is 拥抱?
拥抱 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 拥挤yōngjǐcrowded
- 拥护yōnghùto support
- 拥有yōngyǒuto have
- 抱歉bàoqiànsorry
- 抱怨bàoyuànto complain
- 抱负bàofùambition
- 抱bàoto hold in one's arms
Learn 拥抱 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 114: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.