合 抱

hé bàodictionary entry

to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)

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Original source entry:

合抱合抱 [he2 bao4] /to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)/

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合
gě
100 ml / one-tenth of a peck / measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
hé
to close / to join / to fit / to be equal to / whole / together / round (in battle) / conjunction (astronomy) / 1st note of pentatonic scale
抱
bào
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

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