擁 (jung2 | yong1) : embrace; crowd around, support; possess

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擁

jung2

yong1

[1] embrace; hug; hold in arms
[2] crowd around; throng; swarm
[3] support; uphold; endorse
[4] possess; own; have

Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

擁 / 拥

This word has been viewed 6749 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Jan 2013 05:50

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擁有 jung2 jau5 yong1 you3 (PRC) yong3 you3 (Taiwan) = to have; to possess

擁抱 jung2 pou5 yong1 bao4 = to embrace; to hug

擁護 jung2 wu6 yong1 hu4 = to endorse; to support

擁擠 jung2 zai1 yong1 ji3 = to crowd

擁吻 jung2 man5 yong1 wen3 = embrace and kiss

擁躉 jung2 dan2 = supporters 粵

擠擁 zai1 jung2 = crowd (also 擁擠) 粵

擁戴 jung2 daai3 yong3 dai4 = support

擁有核武的國家 jung2 jau5 hat6 mou5 dik1 gwok3 gaa1 = nuclear powers

一擁而上 jat1 jung2 ji4 soeng5 yi1 yong1 er2 shang4 = rush up in a crowd
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佢有大把擁躉粵
He's got a lot of fans

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 擁
Unicode code for this character: U+64c1 (off-site link)

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