1. 抱

抱

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  1. 抱 is the 1120th most frequent character.
  2. 抱 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 抱 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 抱 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
抱 => 扌, 包
Radical :
抱 => 扌 (hand), 勹 (wrap), 巳 (oneself)
Graphical :
抱 => 亅, 二, ㇆, ㇒, 丨, 匚, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. bao4 - to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or embrace/surround/cherish

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 抱 (bao4): The component 包 is pronounced as 'bao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

抱 
拥抱 (擁抱)

Medium Frequency

怀抱 (懷抱)
抱怨 
抱抱 
抱枕 
抱歉 

Appears In:

抱 also appears in:
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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