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Information of 含

Pinyin hán

Radical

口

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to keep / to contain

含 [hán] 动 1. Keep in the mouth: 衔在嘴里，不吐出也不咽下。 - Example: 含一口水。 [Keep a mouthful of water.] - Example: 含漱剂。 [Keep a mouthful of mouthwash.] - Example: 含英咀华。 [Repeatedly savoring the subtleties of literature.] - Example: 含饴弄孙。 [Holding candy to tease the grandchildren, describing the joys of old age.] 2. Contain: 藏在里面，包容在里面。 - Example: 包含。 [To include.] - Example: 含义。 [The meaning contained.] - Example: 含量。 [Content amount.] - Example: 含苞。 [Bud stage.] - Example: 含蕴。 [Contain profound meaning.] - Example: 含混。 [Mix together.] - Example: 含垢纳污。 [To tolerate bad people and bad deeds.] 3. Cherish or nurse emotions: 怀有某种感情或意思，不完全表露出来。 - Example: 含怒。 [Harboring anger.] - Example: 含羞。 [Feeling shy.] - Example: 含情。 [Harboring emotions.] 4. 【引】 - "《说文》：含，嗛也。" [In "Shuowen," it states: to keep in the mouth.] - "《释名·释饮食》：含，口也，合口亭之也。" [In "Shiming" it states: It relates to the mouth, closing the lips around something.] - "《庄子·马蹄》：含哺而熙，鼓腹而游。" [In "Zhuangzi," it describes: Holding food in the mouth, contentedly swimming.] - "《庄子·外物》：生不布施，死何含珠为?" [In "Zhuangzi," it questions: If one does not give while alive, what gain is there in holding pearls in death?] - "《后汉书·明德马皇后传》：吾但当含饴弄孙。" [In "Book of the Later Han," it states: I should just take pleasure in candy and playing with my grandchildren.] 含 [hàn] 名 Gems or pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse: 古时丧葬时放在死人口里的珠玉。 Used by the emperor: 天子用玉，诸侯用璧，士用米贝。【引】 1. "王使荣叔归含且赗。" [The king instructed Rong Shuh to return with gems for burial.] 2. "《周礼·天官·玉府》：大丧共(供)含玉。" [In "Zhouli," it states: In a major funeral, provide jade.] 3. "《公羊传·文公五年》：含者何，口实也。" [In "Gongyang," it discusses: What is '含'? It is the substance in the mouth.] 4. "《谷梁传·隐公元年》：贝玉曰含。" [In "Guliang," pearls and jade are referred to as '含.'] 5. "《战国策·赵策三》：死则不得饭含。" [In "Zhan Guo Ce," it states: In death, one cannot have food '含.']

含量 hán liàng

content / quantity contained

富含 fù hán

be rich in

含糊 hán hu

ambiguous / vague / careless / perfunctory

含蓄 hán xù

to contain / to hold / (of a person or style etc) reserved / restrained / (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning / implicit / veiled (criticism)

含笑 hán xiào

to have a smile on one's face

蕴含 yùn hán

to contain / to accumulate

含意 hán yì

meaning

含泪 hán lèi

tearful / tearfully

隐含 yǐn hán

to contain in a concealed form / to keep covered up / implicit

内含 nèi hán

to contain / to include

含金量 hán jīn liàng

gold content / tenor in gold

含沙量 hán shā liàng

sand content / quantity of sediment (carried by a river)

含水量 hán shuǐ liàng

water content

饱含 bǎo hán

to be full of (emotion) / to brim with (love, tears etc)

含油 hán yóu

containing oil / oil-bearing

含含糊糊 hán hán hú hú

(of speech) obscure / unclear / (of actions) vague / ineffectual

含糊其辞 hán hú qí cí

equivocation / talking vaguely

含有 hán yǒu

to contain / including

包含 bāo hán

to contain / to embody / to include

含冤 hán yuān

wronged / to suffer false accusations

含氟量 hán fú liàng

fluorine content

含硫 hán liú

sulfur-containing / sulfur-bearing

含碳量 hán tàn liàng

carbon content / temper

含磷 hán lín

containing phosphate

含羞 hán xiū

shy / bashfully / with a shy look

含羞草 hán xiū cǎo

mimosa / sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)

含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ

to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship / to bear one's cross

含义 hán yì

meaning (implicit in a phrase) / implied meaning / hidden meaning / hint / connotation

含苞待放 hán bāo dài fàng

in bud / budding

含苞欲放 hán bāo yù fàng

be in bud