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涵

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to contain; to include; culvert

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How 涵 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 函 (phonetic, hán)

components: 氵 函

How to remember it

culvert · Heisig RSH #2721

水 water + 函 letter

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 函

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 函 (hán) — compare how they read:

CharacterPinyinMeaning
函 sound component hán correspondence; a case, a box
菡 hàn lotus blossom

Words containing 涵

WordPinyinMeaning
内涵意义 nèi hán yì yì (semantics) connotative meaning; connotation
涵江区 Hán jiāng Qū Hanjiang, a district of Putian City 莆田市[Pu2 tian2 Shi4], Fujian
海涵 hǎi hán (polite expression) to be magnanimous enough to forgive or tolerate (one's errors or short…
涵义 hán yì content; meaning; connotation; implication
涵江 Hán jiāng see 涵江區|涵江区[Han2 jiang1 Qu1]
意涵 yì hán (Tw) meaning; significance; import; CL:層|层[ceng2]
涵意 hán yì content; meaning; connotation; implication; same as 涵義|涵义
涵管 hán guǎn culvert pipe
内涵 nèi hán meaningful content; implication; (semantics) connotation; inner qualities (of a person)
包涵 bāo han to excuse; to forgive; to bear with; to be tolerant
涵养 hán yǎng to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable envi…
茹古涵今 rú gǔ hán jīn to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
涵盖 hán gài to cover; to comprise; to include
涵洞 hán dòng culvert
汪道涵 Wāng Dào hán Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiw…
涵淡 hán dàn waves
涵摄 hán shè to assimilate; to subsume
张韶涵 Zhāng Sháo hán Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress
涵括 hán kuò to encompass; to cover
涵蓄 hán xù variant of 含蓄[han2 xu4]