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字HANZI DESK

拥

Traditional: 擁

yōng

yōng · jung2 (Jyutping)

  1. to hold in one's arms; to embrace
  2. to surround; to gather around
  3. to throng; to swarm
  4. (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4])
  5. (literary) to have; to possess
  6. Taiwan pr. [yong3]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

拥

Meaning
embrace, hug, squeeze; crowd
Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Components
⿰扌用
Cangjie
QBQ
Four-corner
5702

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