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Animated Stroke Order 涵

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 涵 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 涵

涵 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

涵

函envelope, contain

涵=氵water+函envelope, contain

Water (氵) contains (函) something within — to immerse, include, or cultivate tolerance.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 涵

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5.

How to Use 涵

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 涵 works in context.

Single HSK word

涵 appears in the HSK word 内涵, meaning "connotation; implication".

内涵 • nèi hán • connotation; implication • HSK 6

HSK 6

nèi内

hán涵

connotation; implication

Single HSK word

涵 appears in the HSK word 涵盖, meaning "cover / encompass".

涵盖 • háng ài • cover / encompass • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

háng涵

ài盖

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 涵 is used in context

tā他

de的

hán涵

yǎng养

ràng让

tā他

zài在

chōng冲

tū突

zhōng中

bǎo保

chí持

lěng冷

jìng静

。

His self-cultivation keeps him calm in conflicts

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

hán涵

gài盖

le了

suǒ所

yǒu

zhè这

piān篇

wén文

zhāng章

nèi内

hán涵

fēng丰

fù富

Information

Pinyinhán

Meaningto contain

Strokes11

Radical氵

Traditional涵

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1750

Zhuyinㄏㄢˊ

UnicodeU+6DB5

CangjieENIB

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cover / encompass

有

zhòng重

yào要

fāng方

miàn面

。

This plan covers all important aspects

，

zhí值

dé得

shēn深

sī思

。

This article has rich inner meaning worth pondering

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Characters with radical "氵".

huàn涣 niè涅 jiàn涧 tīng汀 luán滦 zǐ滓

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