怀 huái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 不 no, not, un-
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
怀抱
huáibào
to cherish; hold in one's arms; embrace
Characters in this word
抱 bào
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 包 wrap, pack, bundle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她始终怀抱改革理想，却也清楚制度惯性不会轻易松动。 Tā shǐzhōng huáibào gǎigé lǐxiǎng, què yě qīngchu zhìdù guànxìng bú huì qīngyì sōngdòng. She has always cherished the ideal of reform, while knowing that institutional inertia will not loosen easily.
- 妈妈怀抱着熟睡的孩子，慢慢走回家。 Māma huáibào zhe shúshuì de háizi, mànmàn zǒu huí jiā. Mum held her sleeping child in her arms and walked slowly home.
- 他怀抱着当一名医生的梦想来到这座城市。 Tā huáibào zhe dāng yì míng yīshēng de mèngxiǎng lái dào zhè zuò chéngshì. He came to this city cherishing the dream of becoming a doctor.
Related words
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 怀疑 huáiyí to doubt; to suspect
- 关怀 guānhuái to care for
- 怀 huái chest, bosom; to hold in mind
- 怀孕 huáiyùn to be pregnant
- 怀旧 huáijiù nostalgia; to be nostalgic
- 满怀 mǎnhuái to be filled with; full of
- 缅怀 miǎnhuái to cherish the memory of; to commemorate
- 情怀 qínghuái sentiment; feelings; emotional attachment
- 胸怀 xiōnghuái to harbour; breadth of mind; vision
- 抱 bào to hug; to hold in the arms
- 抱怨 bàoyuàn to complain