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Pronunciation: yōng
Meaning: to embrace, to crowd/swarm
Etymology:
Hands 手 (扌) + 用 (phonetic). (phono-semantic compound).  Traditional character uses phonetic 雍.

Traditional character: 擁

(Pronounced yŏng in Taiwan)

Found in:
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘

Word of the day on: 07.25.08

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