拥

yōngdictionary entry

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[yōng hù]) / (literary) to have / to possess / Taiwan pr. [yǒng]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

擁 拥 [yong1] /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]/

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Other forms in these source records: 擁

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