to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

= + : Beelzebub (b) accidentally dropped his favourite handbag (包) in the aorta's toilet (ao4), but he is able to pull it out using a toy claw (扌). After they are reunited, Beelzebub joyfully embraces (抱) it.

抱 character breakdown

surname Bao
to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

= + : Beelzebub wants to scare he elephant in front of the aorta. He shows him a colorful handbag, and just as the elephant is having a closer look, a snakes pops out and scares the elephant almost to death.
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 抱 as component

hatch

Words with 抱

to hold on firmly / to cling (to a belief) / stubbornly
feel ashamed
to band together / to gang up / to stick together
see 打抱不平[da3 bao4 bu4 ping2]
"hug shirt" worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bao4 bao4 tuan2])
to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
to hold (expectations, hopes etc) / to maintain (an attitude etc) / to harbor (doubts etc) / to clinch (boxing)
body slam (wrestling move)
bolster / a long pillow or cushion
Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Ge3 Hong2] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc

Sentences with 抱

抱 currently does not appear in any sentence.