entries → 涵
TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
character · C1 (est.)
涵 =
ㄏㄢˊ · hán
verb — to contain, hold within; to soak, nourish

字源 FORM — what the parts do

water
hán — gives the soundthe old form of 函, a tongue in its sheath — a holder
Water (氵) standing deep and wide — the old sense, abundant water. 圅 hán carries the sound, the sheath-graph behind today's 函. From water that holds and steeps, whatever takes things in: 涵養、包涵、內涵.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一窪深水()漫過田,浸著也含著——涵。
A deep pool (氵) spreading over the field, soaking and holding all of it — 涵.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)水澤、涵澤— abundant water; to soak
包涵、涵容— to contain, hold within常用
涵養、內涵— to nourish; inner depth
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension