Definitions

1. 1. to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced
2. 2. to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc)
3. 3. to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection)

Components

• 抱 bào – to hold
• 头 tóu – head

Related Words

• 抱头痛哭 bào tóu tòng kū – to weep disconsolately
• 抱头鼠窜 bào tóu shǔ cuàn – to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
• 抱头鼠蹿 bào tóu shǔ cuān – to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously