漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
含: contain, include
Also: hold in the mouth, bear in mind, understand, cherish
口 carries the meaning · 今 gives the sound
Bronze · Zhou Today
Bronze: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Three readings, and the words that use each
ガンgan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 含蓄がんちくsignificance, implication
- 含有するがんゆうするcontain, include
- 包含するほうがんするinclude, contain, imply
- 含有がんゆう
ふくむfukumu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 含むふくむinclude, contain, hold [v.i.]
- 含みふくみimplication; hidden meaning; latitude
ふくめるfukumeru · kun'yomi
- 含めるふくめるinclude [v.t.]
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0 · JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)今 (sound) + 口 mouth (meaning)
Source: Wiktionary, 含 (rev. 92638624), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
Connections
Also built on now (今)
The 今 family reads キン (kin); 含 is read ガン.
Also read ガン
10 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · hán
Same form: 含 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 含 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 含 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin hán most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.