to gather or hold in one's arms

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
jǐn
jǐn
lǒu
zhù
shī
sàn
duō
nián
de
péng
yǒu

He tightly hugged his long-lost friend

2
ma
wēn
róu
lǒu
bào
zhe
de
hái
zi

The mother gently hugged the crying child

3
tiào
shí
qīng
qīng
lǒu
zhe
de
yāo

While dancing, he gently put his arm around her waist

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2351
Zhuyinㄌㄡˇ
Components
UnicodeU+6402
CangjieQFDV
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality

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