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含蓄

hán xù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

含蓄 (hán xù) means "to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 含蓄 means

1. to contain
2. to hold
3. (of a person or style etc) reserved
4. restrained
5. (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning
6. implicit
7. veiled (criticism)

The characters in 含蓄

• 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain
• 蓄xùto store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)

Sounds the same

Read hán xù, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 涵蓄variant of 含蓄

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read hán xù correctly.
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