抱 bào to hold; to hug; to embrace
Made up of [扌 shǒu hand radical 64, 包 bāo to cover; to wrap; to hold ]Made with 8 strokes.
The hand radical gives idea of 'holding', 'bao' the phonetic
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Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 把 bǎ (to hold) 扮 bàn (to act) ; 报 bào (to announce) ; 担 dān (to undertake) ; 搞 gǎo (to do) ; 技 jì (skill) ; 拉 lā (to pull) ; 打 qiú (to beat) ; 抬 tái (to lift) ; 推 tuī (to push) ; 我 wǒ (I (me)) ; 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses 包 bāo component: 饱 bǎo (to eat till full) 泡 pào (bubble) ; 炮 pào (cannon) ; 跑 sì (to run)
Sounds same
报 bào (to announce)Different tone
包 bāo (to cover) ; 勹 bāo (wrap) ; 宝 bǎo (jewel) ; 饱 bǎo (to eat till full)Pronunciation
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