搂抱 (lǒu bào) — to hug, to embrace | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to hugto embrace

Examples

搂抱。
Tā jǐn jǐn dì lǒu bào zhe hái zi.
She hugged the child tightly.
，搂抱。
Jiǔ bié chóng féng, tā men jī dòng dì lǒu bào zài yì qǐ.
After a long separation, they embraced each other excitedly.
搂抱。
Mā ma wēn róu dì lǒu bào le nǚ ér yí xià.
Mom gently gave her daughter a hug.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

搂lǒuembrace

搂 and 抱 both mean to hold someone close, so together they express an embrace.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 摟; 搂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

婁

婁lóu摟lōu

Same sound today

The traditional form 摟 pairs 手 (hand) with 婁 as a sound component; the simplified 搂 is a shorthand.

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

扌包抱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

包

Same sound today

抱 pairs 扌 (hand) with 包; the hand part shows holding, while 包 supplies the sound and the sense of wrapping.

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