含

• 拼音: hán
• 汉字拆解: 含 = 今 (now, phonetic) + 口 (mouth) — holding something inside the mouth

含义

To contain; to hold in the mouth; to include. Describes holding something inside, whether physically in the mouth or abstractly as content within something.

Has two main usages: (1) physically holding something in the mouth, as in 含着糖 (holding a candy in the mouth); (2) to contain or include, as in 含有维生素 (contains vitamins). Also used figuratively in 含义 (meaning/implication) and 含糊 (vague/ambiguous). Common in food science and nutrition contexts.

例句

1. 这种水果含有丰富的维生素C。
2. 她含着眼泪跟大家说了再见。
3. 这句话含着很深的意思。

用法指南

语境: science, food, literature

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 这种饮料含有咖啡因。(This drink contains caffeine.)
• 她含着微笑看着孩子。(She watched the child with a smile on her lips.)

错误说法

• 这个房间含三个人 (Don't use 含 for people in a room — use 有 or 容纳; 含 is for substances, emotions, or things held within)

起源与历史

Ancient character showing a mouth (口) beneath the 今 (now) component, originally depicting the act of holding something in the mouth.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal