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Kanji Detail for 抱 - "embrace, hold, hug"

  • Meaning

    抱 means "embrace, hold, hug."

    1. To embrace - To hold; to carry in both arms.

    2. To harbor - To hold thoughts or ideas in mind.

    3. To employ - To hire; to engage people.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    embrace; hug; hold in arms

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    embrace, hold in arms, enfold

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to embrace, to hold in one's arms; to enfold

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The bosom. Such as 胸懷 also being 懷抱. | To hold. Holding with arms is 抱. Such as 左抱右擁. Also, the circumference of both arms is 合抱, as in 合抱之木. | Holding fast is 抱. Such as a gate guard being 抱關. | A hen sitting on eggs is 抱. See (Fangyan).
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Sentences including

  • The little girl was carried back home in her father's arms.

  • He was patient.

  • Doctors have a difficult problem.

  • Hold the baby gently.

  • Just a little more patience.

  • I have the same trouble as you have.

  • After a while he came back with a dictionary under his arm.

  • You must persevere before you can succeed.

  • I have a lot of problems at the moment.

  • She has a big problem , though.

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