bào

to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • bàoto hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

合抱hé bào

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

怀抱huái bào

to hug; to cherish; within the bosom (of the family)

打抱不平dǎ bào bù píng

to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice; also written 抱打不平[bào dǎ bù píng]

投怀送抱tóu huái sòng bào

to throw oneself in sb's arms; to throw oneself at sb

抱不平bào bù píng

to be outraged by an injustice

抱佛脚bào fó jiǎo

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation

Other Characters Pronounced “bao”