抱
HSK 4 · Upper intermediate
抱 Stroke Order: How to Write 抱
- Pinyin
- bào
- Meaning
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug
- Total strokes
- 8
More meanings
to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
Preparing your character…
Every character begins with a single stroke.
One stroke at a time
8 strokes抱 — 8 strokes
Radical: 扌 shǒu (hand)
Strokes in order
- 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 2.竖钩shù gōu · Vertical hook stroke
- 3.提tí · Rising stroke
- 4.撇piě · Left-falling stroke
- 5.横折钩héng zhé gōu · Horizontal turning hook stroke
- 6.横折héng zhé · Horizontal turning stroke
- 7.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 8.竖折shù zhé · Vertical turning stroke