Dong Chinese dictionary

yōng

embrace

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 雍 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

雍 Sound component

yōng

harmony

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yōng

embrace, hug, squeeze; crowd; to hold; to embrace; to wrap around; to gather around (sb); to throng; to swarm; to support; Taiwan pr. [yǒng]

Most common words with 擁

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