擁 meaning and stroke order
To have, to hold; to embrace, to hug; to flock, to throng
How to write 擁, stroke by stroke
16 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 擁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- 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]
How 擁 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 雍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 擁
擁 (yōng) is the hand radical 扌 next to 雍 (yōng), which gives the sound. Picture a hand reaching out to pull someone close, and you get the idea of holding and embracing.
擁 is the traditional form of 拥 and appears mostly in two-character words like 擁有 (yōngyǒu, to own), 擁抱 (yōngbào, to hug) and 擁擠 (yōngjǐ, crowded). Example: 我想擁抱你。(Wǒ xiǎng yōngbào nǐ.) I want to hug you.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 推 or mix it up with 摊, but the phonetic part is 雍, with 亠, 乡 and 隹 stacked inside it. Also, 擁有 means to own or possess, so do not use it in place of 有 for simple everyday sentences like 我有一个问题.
Common words with 擁
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 擁有 | yōngyǒu | to have; to possess; to own | HSK 5 |
| 擁抱 | yōngbào | to embrace; to hug | HSK 5 |
| 擁擠 | yōngjǐ | crowded; to throng | HSK 7-9 |
| 擁護 | yōnghù | to endorse; to support | HSK 7-9 |
| 簇擁 | cùyōng | to crowd around; to escort | HSK 7-9 |
| 相擁 | xiāngyōng | to hug each other | |
| 擁護者 | yōnghùzhě | supporter (person) | |
| 蜂擁而至 | fēngyōng'érzhì | to arrive in huge numbers; to flock there |
Questions about 擁
How many strokes are in 擁?
擁 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 擁 mean?
擁 (yōng) means to have, to hold; to embrace, to hug; to flock, to throng. A common word with it is 拥有 (yōngyǒu), meaning "to have; to possess; to own".
How do you pronounce 擁?
擁 is pronounced yōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 擁?
The radical of 擁 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 擁 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 擁?
擁 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 拥, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 擁 pronounced yōng or yǒng?
The standard Mainland pronunciation is first tone, yōng. In Taiwan you may hear third tone, yǒng, which is also listed in dictionaries there.
What is the difference between 擁有 and 有?
有 (yǒu) is the everyday word for having something. 擁有 (yōngyǒu) is more formal and stresses owning or possessing something significant, such as 擁有房子 (to own a house) or 擁有自由 (to have freedom).