抱 Stroke Order

Baoxia

to weep disconsolately / to cry on each other's shoulder

to complain / to grumble / to harbor a complaint / to feel dissatisfied

to hug / to cherish / within the bosom (of the family) / to embrace (also fig. an ideal, aspiration etc)

feel ashamed

repent of / regret / deplore

to cup one fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)

to embrace / to hug

to be sorry / to feel apologetic / sorry!

aspiration / ambition

to hug / to embrace

to encircle / surrounded by

to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice / also written 抱打不平[bao4 da3 bu4 ping2]

to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)

to hug / to embrace

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation

to hold on firmly / to cling (to a belief) / stubbornly

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

to be ill / to be in bad health

clasp / grip / tackle / fold

Still holding the pipa half-hidden face