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Making Chinese characters memorable

抱

ㄅㄠ ˋ

bào

embrace
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Break characters down into their components to see semantic and phonetic hints

  • 抱
    ㄅㄠ ˋ

    bào

    embrace

    • 扌
      ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • 包
      ㄅㄠ

      bāo

      wrap

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I use my hand to wrap and embrace my dog
by Dmoney

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