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簇拥 (cù yōng) — to crowd around (someone); to surround in a crowd

Definition

簇拥 is people actively crowding around and pressing toward someone (often a VIP). 包围 is encircling from all sides, often in a military or hostile sense; 拥挤 is a general state of being crowded.

verb
to crowd around (someone)to surround in a crowd

Examples

  • ，簇拥。
    Míng xīng yì chū xiàn, fěn sī men lì kè cù yōng le shàng qù.
    As soon as the star appeared, fans crowded around immediately.
  • 簇拥。
    Tā zài rén qún zhōng bèi cù yōng zhe zǒu xiàng zhǔ xí tái.
    He was surrounded by the crowd as he walked toward the podium.
  • 簇拥。
    Jì zhě men bǎ nà wèi dǎo yǎn cù yōng zài zhōng jiān wèn gè bù tíng.
    The reporters crowded around that director in the middle, asking questions nonstop.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

簇cùcluster
拥yōnggather close

簇 suggests a tight cluster, and 拥 suggests gathering close together, so the word means people crowd around someone.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
竹竹zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
族
族zú簇cù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

簇 combines 竹 (bamboo) as the meaning part with 族 as the sound part.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
用
用yòng拥yōng
Same sound today

拥 pairs 扌 (hand) with 用, which gives the sound.

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