yōng

to hold in one's arms; to embrace

to surround; to gather around; to throng; to swarm; (bound form) to support (as in 擁護|拥护[yong1 hu4]); (literary) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [yong3]

hand (扌) + [sound: yōng] (用) = hold in one's arms

The hand radical anchors the physical act of holding or gathering someone close. 用 mainly contributes the sound yōng rather than meaning here.

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她轻轻地着孩子,让他慢慢睡着。

tā qīng qīng de yōng zhe hái zi , ràng tā màn màn shuì zháo 。

She gently held the child in her arms, letting him slowly fall asleep.

人群向广场,大家都想看那场表演。

rén qún yōng xiàng guǎng chǎng , dà jiā dōu xiǎng kàn nà chǎng biǎo yǎn 。

The crowd swarmed toward the square; everyone wanted to see that performance.

Words with 拥

徒拥虚名

tú yōng xū míng

to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)

双拥

shuāng yōng

mutual support between the military and the people – specifically, support provided by local people and authorities for the military, and preferential treatment of the families of soldiers, on the one hand, and the military's support for the government and care for the general public, on the other

一拥而入

yī yōng ér rù

to swarm in (of people etc) (idiom)

一拥而上

yī yōng ér shàng

to swarm around

交通拥挤

jiāo tōng yōng jǐ

traffic congestion

拥兵自重

yōng bīng zì zhòng

(of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government

拥吻

yōng wěn

to hug and kiss

拥堵

yōng dǔ

(of traffic) to become congested

拥塞

yōng sè

to be clogged up

拥戴

yōng dài

to give one's allegiance

拥抱

yōng bào

to embrace

拥挤

yōng jǐ

crowded

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