Chinese word dictionary

涵养

hán yǎng · to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)

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Word information

Simplified涵养

Traditional涵養

Pinyinhán yǎng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

涵hán

to wet, to soak; to tolerate, to include lenient

养yǎng

to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support

How to learn 涵养

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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养yǎng

to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

养成yǎngchéng

to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire

培养péiyǎng

to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)

营养yíngyǎng

nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]

内涵nèihán

meaningful content; implication; (semantics) connotation; inner qualities (of a person)

养老yǎnglǎo

to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement