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抱 (bào): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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Animated Stroke Order 抱

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How to write 抱 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 抱

抱 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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抱

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5.

How to Use 抱

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 抱 works in context.

Emotions and attitude

In words about feelings, 抱 (bào) combines with other characters to express emotions like complaining or apologizing.

抱怨 • bào yuàn • complain; grumble • HSK 5

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 抱 is used in context

tā他

men们

rè热

qíng情

dì地

yōng拥

Information

Pinyinbào

Meaningto hold

Strokes8

Radical扌

Traditional抱

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#845

Zhuyinㄅㄠˋ

UnicodeU+62B1

CangjieQPRU

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扌hand

The hand (扌) embraces a wrapped bundle (包) — to hold or hug something close.

bào抱

yuàn怨

complain; grumble

抱歉 • bào qiàn • apologise • HSK 4

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bào抱

qiàn歉

apologise

Physical embrace

In words about hugging, 抱 (bào) refers to holding someone or something in your arms.

拥抱 • yōng bào • embrace; hug • HSK 5

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yōng拥

bào抱

embrace; hug

怀抱 • huái bào • Embrace / Bosom • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huái怀

bào抱

Embrace / Bosom

bào

抱

bǐ彼

cǐ此

。

They hugged each other warmly.

tā他

zǒng总

shì是

bào抱

yuàn怨

gōng工

zuò作

tài太

lèi累

。

He always complains that the work is too tiring.

tā他

yǒu有

zhe着

yuǎn远

dà大

de的

bào抱

fù负

。

He has great ambitions.

mā妈

ma妈

wēn温

róu柔

de地

bào抱

zhe着

hái孩

zi子

。

The mother gently holds the child.

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