Hug in Chinese (Mandarin): 抱 (bào)
抱
bào
hug
- Simplified
- 抱
- Traditional
- 抱
- Pinyin
- bào
- Typed as
- bao
Use it in a sentence
妈妈抱着我。
媽媽抱著我。
Mom hugs me.
The characters in 抱
抱
To hug, to hold in your arms. 扌 (hand) is on the left.
8 strokes
Fourth tone. A hug is 抱抱 (bàobao), what children say when they want one.
More examples with 抱
我抱着小猫。
我抱著小貓。
Wǒ bàozhe xiǎo māo.
I'm holding the kitten.
抱抱我！
Bàobao wǒ!
Hug me!
How to write 抱 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
抱 8 strokes
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