含蘊

简 含蕴 · 繁 含蘊
Mandarin · pinyin hán yùn

Meanings

  1. to contain
  2. to hold
  3. content
  4. (of a poem etc) full of implicit meaning
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含
hán · hold in mouth; cherish; contain
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蕴
yùn · to collect, gather, store; profound
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2–4 · han2 yun4

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