抱 — po

Parts that make up 抱

How 抱 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 抱 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 包.

Korean example words with 抱

• 포주抱主 Korean gloss: 창녀를 두고 영업을 하는 사람
• 회포懷抱 Korean gloss: 마음속에 품은 생각이나 정(情)
• 포부抱負 Korean gloss: 마음속에 지니고 있는, 미래에 대한 계획이나 희망
• 포옹하다抱擁 Korean gloss: 남을 아량으로 너그럽게 품어 주다
• 포병객抱病客 Korean gloss: 몸에 늘 병을 지니고 있는 사람
• 포옹력抱擁力 Korean gloss: 남을 아량으로 너그럽게 품어 주는 힘
• 포손抱孫 Korean gloss: 손자를 봄.
• 고포高抱 Korean gloss: 고상한 포부.
• 동포同抱 Korean gloss: 서로 껴안음.
• 포지抱持 Korean gloss: 마음에 지님.
• 여포旅抱 Korean gloss: 나그네의 회포.
• 연포지목連抱之木 Korean gloss: 아름드리 큰 나무

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 抱

• 抱えるかかえる to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm
• 抱負ほうふ aspiration; ambition; plan
• 抱えかかえ armful; employee
• 丸抱えまるがかえ completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
• 辛抱しんぼう patience; endurance; perseverance
• 抱き合うだきあう to embrace each other
• 辛抱強いしんぼうづよい patient; persevering
• 抱え込むかかえこむ to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby)
• 抱擁ほうよう embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
• 抱き上げるだきあげる to hold up in one's arms
• 抱き込むだきこむ to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
• 抱きしめるだきしめる to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug

Characters sharing the phonetic 包

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “포” in Korean.

Other hanja read “포”

Other hanja with radical 手