The kanji 擁擁 fundamentally represents the concept of supporting, embracing, or protecting something or someone. It implies a sense of holding something close, either physically or metaphorically, to ensure its safety or well-being. It often carries connotations of protection, support, and care.

・On-yomi (音読み): ヨウ (yō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): だ（く） (da(ku)) - to embrace, to hold, to hug

⚫︎擁護（ようご） Translation: Protection; advocacy; defense ⚫︎擁する（ようする） Translation: To support; to embrace; to have; to possess ⚫︎擁立（ようりつ） Translation: Nominating; supporting; backing

The kanji 擁擁 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It is formed by combining the semantic component of the hand radical (扌, て, te), which is on the left side, representing actions related to the hand, and the phonetic component 庸 (よう, yō) on the right side, which suggests the sound. The hand radical (扌) signifies the action of holding or supporting, while the component 庸 lends the sound. Over time, the character evolved to embody the meanings of embrace, support, and protect.