Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 今 represents the sound.
Components
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
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Historical Evolution
含
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
含
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
含
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
含
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
含
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
含
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
含
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
含
Regular
Modern
Chinese
含 [hán]
to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (78)
含量 [hánliàng] #7,085
content
含有 [hányǒu] #7,083
to contain
含义 [hányì] #5,482
meaning (implicit in a phrase)
含义 [hányì] #5,482
meaning (implicit in a phrase)
包含 [bāohán] #6,600
to contain
含糊 [hánhu] #12,157
ambiguous
蕴含 [yùnhán] #22,895
to contain
蕴含 [yùnhán] #22,895
to contain
含蓄 [hánxù] #23,939
to contain
隐含 [yǐnhán] #28,283
to contain in a concealed form
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JAPANESE WORDS (64)
⭐ 含む [ふくむ] #1,224
to contain
⭐ 含める [ふくめる] #1,261
to include (in a group or scope)
口に含む [くちにふくむ] #8,972
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
⭐ 含み [ふくみ] #14,275
implication
含み笑い [ふくみわらい] #17,810
suppressed laugh
言い含める [いいふくめる] #20,864
to explain clearly
⭐ 含蓄 [がんちく] #46,584
implication
含みを持たせる [ふくみをもたせる] #48,503
to hint at something
⭐ 含有 [がんゆう] #55,818
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
⭐ 包含 [ほうがん] #65,535
inclusion
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