拥

yōng

“To hold in one's arms” in Chinese is 拥 (yōng).

Other characters with the syllable yong: see all 10 →

Meaning

to hold in one's arms; to embrace
to surround; to gather around
to throng; to swarm

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bound formto support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4])
(literary) to have; to possess

Example

他们拥抱。

They hugged.

From 拥抱 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 拥

拥抱yōngbàoto embraceHSK 5 拥有yōngyǒuto have; to possess; to ownHSK 5 簇拥cùyōngto crowd aroundHSK 7-9 拥护yōnghùto endorse; to supportHSK 7-9 拥挤yōngjǐcrowdedHSK 7-9

More HSK 5 characters

碍àito hinderHSK 5 岸ànbank; shore; beach; coastHSK 5 拔báto pull upHSK 5 拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respectsHSK 5 版bǎna registerHSK 5 扮bànto disguise oneself asHSK 5 棒bàngstickHSK 5 悲bēisadHSK 5 辈bèilifetimeHSK 5 鼻bínoseHSK 5

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