Memory phrase for the character: 抱

抱

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Meaning

embrace, hug, cuddle

Pronunciation

HŌ
daku, idaku, kakaeru

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: to wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)

Mnemonic
 
Your hands wrapped me when embracing me.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
包 pack, wrap, envelopWrap 勹 it yourself 己, and it is well packed.
勹 wrapThe function of this radical 勹 for “to wrap” is easily recognizable with "package 包" or "chest/breast 胸".
己 I, myself




 Vocabulary

介抱 かいほう  nursing, looking after
抱える かかえる  to hold or carry under or in the arms
抱く いだく  (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain, `to sleep with'
抱く だく  (sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain, `to sleep with'
抱っこ だっこ  (child's) hug
辛抱 しんぼう  patience, endurance

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