含 (hán): to keep in the mouth, to contain
含 (hán) is a Chinese character meaning “to keep in the mouth.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 今 (phonetic) and 口 (semantic). It ranks #937 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 含 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to keep in the mouth
- to contain
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 含
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 含义noun | hán yì | meaning (implicit in a phrase) | 6 |
| 包含verb | bāo hán | to contain | 5 |
| 含有verb | hán yǒu | to contain | 5 |
| 含量noun | hán liàng | content | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 含糊 | hán hu | ambiguous |
| 蕴含 | yùn hán | to contain |
| 含蓄 | hán xù | to contain |
| 富含 | fù hán | to contain in great quantities |
| 含意 | hán yì | meaning |
| 隐含 | yǐn hán | to contain in a concealed form |
| 含羞草 | hán xiū cǎo | mimosa |
| 饱含 | bǎo hán | to be full of (emotion) |
| 含辛茹苦 | hán xīn rú kǔ | to suffer every possible torment (idiom) |
| 含冤 | hán yuān | wronged |
| 含混 | hán hùn | vague |
| 含泪 | hán lèi | tearful |
| 不含糊 | bù hán hu | unambiguous |
| 含情脉脉 | hán qíng mò mò | full of tender feelings (idiom) |
| 暗含 | àn hán | to imply |
含 appears in 58 compound words: 74 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 含 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to savour the merits of a literary work; to appreciate the subtleties in a literary work by rumination
to suffer untold hardships (to bring up one's child); to endure sufferings
to suffer untold hardships (to bring up one's child); to endure sufferings
to savour the merits of a literary work; to appreciate the subtleties in a literary work by rumination
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 含.
Example Sentences
这种水果含有丰富的维生素C，对身体很好。
Zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ hányǒu fēngfù de wéishēngsù C, duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
This fruit is rich in vitamin C and is very good for the body.
无糖食品真的不含糖吗?国标允许每100克含糖≤0.5克对...
wú táng shí pǐn zhēn de bù hán táng ma ? guó biāo yǔn xǔ měi kè hán táng . kè duì . . .
Are sugar-free foods truly sugar-free? National standards permit ≤0.5 grams of sugar per 100 grams for...
...和无糖食品区别在哪?一个看血糖反应一个看含糖量吗
. . . hé wú táng shí pǐn qū bié zài nǎ ? yī gè kàn xiě táng fǎn yīng yī gè kàn hán táng liàng ma
What's the difference between sugar-free and no-sugar-added foods? Is it based on blood sugar response versus sugar content?
无糖食物有哪些?天然未加工食材多数不含添加糖吗
wú táng shí wù yǒu nǎ xiē ? tiān rán wèi jiā gōng shí cái duō shǔ bù hán tiān jiā táng ma
What foods are sugar-free? Do most natural, unprocessed ingredients contain no added sugar?
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tóu 孢 tíng yào sān tiān néng yǐn jiǔ ? chē lí zǐ hán 褪 hēi sù kě zhù mián ? kē xué liú yán bǎng zuì xīn pì yáo
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gāo hán jīn liàng 績 xiào 長 紅 適 gě 穩 jiàn xíng 長 bào . . .
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不含香料、防腐剂及人造色素。
Bù hán xiāngliào, fángfǔjì jí rénzào sèsù.
No artificial colours, preservatives or flavours.
酸性会腐蚀含有金属的物质。
Suānxìng huì fǔshí hányǒu jīnshǔ de wùzhì.
Acid acts on things which contain metal.
你为什么这么含糊其辞？
Nǐ wèishénme zhème hánhu qí cí?
Why are you being so evasive?
我抓不到句子的确切含义。
Wǒ zhuā bù dào jùzi de quèqiè hányì.
I can't get at the exact meaning of the sentence.
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