bào

HSK 4
common
verb
measure_word

Meaning of

抱 means hold in one's arms; embrace; have one's first grandchild/son. Pronounced bào. HSK 4.

  • hold in one's arms; embrace
  • have one's first grandchild/son
  • adopt (a child)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

qīn
bào
zhe
hái
zi
zài
yuàn
zi
sàn
 

The mother is holding her child and walking in the yard.

bào
zhe
māo
qīng
shēng
ān
wèi
 

He held his cat and comforted it softly.

Xiǎo
hái
bào
zhe
wa
kěn
fàng
shǒu
 

The little girl held her cloth doll and wouldn't let go.

ba
bào
zhe
zhuàn
le
quān
 

Dad held me and spun around in a circle.

Lǎo
nǎi
nai
bào
zhe
sūn
zi
xiào
de
hěn
kāi
xīn
 

The grandma held her grandson and smiled happily.