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涵养

hán yǎng

2-character word Traditional 涵養

What 涵养 means

1. to cultivate (personal qualities)
2. (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)

The characters in 涵养

• 涵hánto contain; to include; culvert
• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)

Example sentences

• 逆境顺境看襟度，临喜临怒看涵养。
  Adversity and prosperity reveal one's breadth of mind; joy and anger test one's self-restraint.