抱
Meaning
- to hold
- to carry (in one's arms)
- to hug
Example sentence
她抱了他。
She hugged him.
The character 抱
抱 is 扌, a hand, beside 包, wrapping: holding in both arms. 抱孩子 to carry a child, 抱一下 to give someone a hug — and 抱歉 is holding regret, which is how you say sorry.