拥
Character
to hold in one's arms; to embrace
Meaning
yōng
yong1- to hold in one's arms; to embrace CC-CEDICT
- to surround; to gather around CC-CEDICT
- to throng; to swarm CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) to support (as in 拥护 (yōng hù)) CC-CEDICT
- (literary) to have; to possess CC-CEDICT
- Taiwan pr. (yǒng) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
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Practice writing 拥
Draw “拥” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
这个车站人很多，很拥挤。
zhè ge chē zhàn rén hěn duō hěn yōng jǐ
There are many people at this station. It is very crowded.
AI-generated sentence
大家都拥护这个新老师。
dà jiā dōu yōng hù zhè ge xīn lǎo shī
Everyone supports this new teacher.
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妈妈拥抱着她的小女儿。
mā ma yōng bào zhe tā de xiǎo nǚ ér
Mom is hugging her little daughter.
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Words with 拥
See all 25 →拥抱yōng bàoto hug someone; to put your arms around a personWordHSK 5拥有yōng yǒuto have something; to own something that is yoursWordHSK 5拥护yōng hùto support someone, like a leader or a groupWordHSK 7–9拥挤yōng jǐwith too many people in one placeWordHSK 7–9拥吻yōng wěnto hug and kissWord拥堵yōng dǔ(of traffic) to become congestedWord拥塞yōng sèto be clogged upWord拥戴yōng dàito give one's allegianceWord拥立yōng lì(formal) to back sb as leaderWord拥趸yōng dǔnfanWord拥护者yōng hù zhěsupporter (person)Word拥有权yōng yǒu quánright of ownershipWord