to hold / to embrace / to wrap around / to gather around (sb) / to throng / to swarm / to support / Taiwan pr. [yong3]
拥
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扌
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用
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Yu the Great (yu) cut her finger in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and panicked she grabs the next first aid container (用). With the help of a toy claw (扌) she wraps (拥) her whole body in aseptic gauze.
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]
护
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户
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扌
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Helga Horse (hu) feels that she has to protect (护) the inhabitants of the space station. In the bathroom (Ø4) she equips herself with a wooden swinging door (户) as a shield and a toy claw (扌) as a weapon.