抱

Han character

 * 1) embrace, hold in arms, enfold

Glyph origin
– hold in one’s hands. Note that 包 has the meaning of “wrap”, hence connotations of “wrap in one’s hands, embrace”, thereby also making it an ideogrammic compound.

Definitions

 * 1) to heft in the arms; to carry
 * 2) to hug; to embrace
 * 3) to incubate

Kanji

 * 1) To embrace
 * 2) To carry, hold or bear