They hugged.
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拥抱
Traditional: 擁抱
yōng bào
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yōng bào · jung2 pou5 (Jyutping)
- to embrace
- to hug
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Character breakdown
拥
- Meaning
- embrace, hug, squeeze; crowd
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌用
- Cangjie
- QBQ
- Four-corner
- 5702
抱
- Meaning
- embrace, hold in arms, enfold
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌包
- Cangjie
- QPRU
- Four-corner
- 5701.2
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Example sentences
She wants to hug him.
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