in English

hán
to contain / to include / culvert

How it used to be written

  • Oracle bone script: 涵 Oracle bone script
  • Small seal script: 涵 Small seal script

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 在中文里面,饺子和“交子”谐音,因而具有丰富的文化涵义。

    In Chinese, 'dumpling' and 'first exchange' are homophones, so they have a rich cultural association.

  • 逆境顺境看襟度,临喜临怒看涵养。

    Adversity and prosperity reveal one's breadth of mind; joy and anger test one's self-restraint.

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