Today’s #kanji is 抱, which is listed under the radical of #てへん（扌）. My dictionary says its semantic element was originally 衣 and phonetic element is 包.
Meaning: to hold, to embrace
Reading: ホウ、だ、いた、かか
抱合（ホウゴウ）する: vt. to combine, to conjugate; to embrace
抱水（ホウスイ）の: hydrate
抱負（ホウフ）: n. (an) aspiration, (an) ambition, (a) plan
抱擁（ホウヨウ）する: vt. to embrace, to hug, to cuddle
抱（だ）き合（あ）う: to embrace each other
抱（だ）く: to hold in one’s arms, to embrace, to hug; to have sex; to brood
赤ん坊を抱く: to hold a baby in one’s arms
卵を抱く: to sit on eggs
抱（いだ）く: to harbor (suspicion), to entertain (hope, a view), to cherish (a desire)
不安を抱く: to feel uneasy
恨みを抱く: to bear a grudge
希望を抱く: to entertain hope
抱（かか）える: to carry in one’s arms; to have on one’s hands, to take on; to employ
花束を抱える: to hold a bouquet of flowers
頭を抱える: to hold one’s head covered with one’s arms, to puzzle over (a question)
問題を抱える: to have a problem
従業員を抱える: to employ workers
抱（かか）え込（こ）む: to hug, to hang on to; to take upon oneself
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- てへん
探
抱
招
捕
打
抜
投
指
