拥 yōng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 用 to use, to employ, to apply
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拥护
yōnghù
to support; to endorse
Characters in this word
护 hù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 户 door
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这项改革若能真正改善民生，自然会得到公众拥护。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé ruò néng zhēnzhèng gǎishàn mínshēng, zìrán huì dédào gōngzhòng yōnghù. If this reform can genuinely improve people's livelihoods, it will naturally gain public support.
- 员工们一致拥护公司推出的新补帖方案。 Yuángōngmen yīzhì yōnghù gōngsī tuīchū de xīn bǔtiē fāng'àn. The employees unanimously supported the new allowance plan the company introduced.
- 大家都拥护他去当队长，觉得他办事公平。 Dàjiā dōu yōnghù tā qù dāng duìzhǎng, juéde tā bànshì gōngpíng. Everyone supported him becoming team leader, thinking he handles things fairly.
Related words
- 拥抱 yōngbào to hug
- 拥有 yōngyǒu to own; to have
- 拥挤 yōngjǐ crowded; to crowd
- 簇拥 cùyōng to crowd around; to cluster around
- 护照 hùzhào passport
- 保护 bǎohù to protect
- 爱护 àihù to care for and protect
- 护士 hùshi nurse
- 维护 wéihù to protect
- 辩护 biànhù to defend; defence
- 防护 fánghù to protect; protection
- 呵护 hēhù to care for; to protect tenderly