Character Details hold/carry/embrace/hug/adopt (to) Ascii: 21463 w308 Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds 抱 bào bowe 4 扌 (hand) + 包 (wrap) → hug 抱 link Picture Character Story When you embrace someone, wrap your fingers around her butt for added effect. You may think of bound with snakes as a description of the fingers slithering around the buttocks, if you want a particularly graphic image. Notes [HSK 2] - — Examples 5560 - I'd like to help you, but I'm sorry I can't. 5100 - --Research Pending-- Strokes Single Character Decomposition Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters 64 - 户 hù hand door door frame 户 房 Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note 扌 (hand) + 包 (wrap) → hug 手 (semantic) 包 (phonetic) phonetic from 包
