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hán

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hán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hán | han2
English translation
to contain
to include
culvert
to wet, to soak; to tolerate, to include lenient

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About hán

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

hán

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of hán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵函

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

hán

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Example sentences using hán

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李宇春 Lǐ Yǔ chūn 喜欢 xǐhuan 歌手 gē shǒu 马丁 Mǎ dīng 里奇,张韶涵 Zhāng Sháo hán 喜欢 xǐhuan 张惠妹 Zhāng Huì mèi .

Such as Li Yuchun likes Ricky Martin. Angela Chang likes A - Mei .

真正 zhēnzhèng de hǎo Shī niàn 涵义 hán yì 丰富 fēngfù .

True poetry accumulates meaning every time it is read.

hěn yǒu 涵养 hán yǎng ,遇到 yùdào 失望 shīwàng de shì xíng .

She was too well bred to show her disappointment.

de 诗富涵理性 lǐ xìng

His poetry is very cerebral.

加利福尼亚 Jiā lì fú ní yà de zhōu 宪法 xiànfǎ 涵盖 hán gài duì 隐私权 yǐn sī quán de 保障 bǎozhàng .

California's state Constitution includes a guarantee of privacy.

Words with hán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
内涵 nèihán implication內涵
涵盖 hán gài to cover涵蓋
hán to contain hán
涵义 hán yì content涵義
包涵 bāo hán to excuse包涵 bāo hán
蕴涵 yùn hán to contain蘊涵
涵养 hán yǎng self-restraint涵養
汪道涵 Wāng Dào hán Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits汪道涵 Wāng Dào hán
张韶涵 Zhāng Sháo hán Angela Chang (1982-), Taiwanese pop singer and actress張韶涵
涵洞 hán dòng culvert涵洞 hán dòng
涵括 hán kuò to encompass涵括 hán kuò
涵江区 Hán jiāng qū Hanjiang district of Putian city 莆田市 Pú tián shì [Pú​tián​shì], Fujian涵江區
涵蓄 hán xù to contain涵蓄 hán xù
茹古涵今 rú gǔ hán jīn to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)茹古涵今 rú gǔ hán jīn

hán Decomposition & Compounds

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hán Decomposition

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