含
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hán · to hold in the mouth

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #3249
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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 含

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hánWords pronounced hán
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Example sentences

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Zài tóng yí jù zhōng bú yào bāo hán duō gè kě xuǎn dān cí.在同一句中不要包含多个可选单词。

Don't include multiple alternative words inside the same sentence.

Source: Tatoeba #8463600 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ de sū dǎ shuǐ zhōng hán yǒu dàliàng táng.薩米的蘇打水中含有大量糖。

Sami's soda has a lot of sugar in it.

Source: Tatoeba #13543828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège cí yǒu liǎng zhǒng hán yì.这个词有两种含义。

This word has two meanings.

Source: Tatoeba #11243372 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shuō huà hánhu bù qīng.你说话含糊不清。

You're babbling.

Source: Tatoeba #9969273 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gǎi biàn tóng shí yùn hán zhe xīn shēng yǔ huǐ miè.改变同时蕴含着新生与毁灭。

Transformation is birth and death at the same time.

Source: Tatoeba #13882177 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zū jīn hán shuǐ diàn fèi ma?租金含水电费吗?

Are the water and electricity included in the rent?

Source: Tatoeba #12348617 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 含 in context

  1. Say hán, then recall the core meaning: to hold in the mouth.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 包含 (bāo hán), meaning “to contain”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 含 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.