Taxonomy of meanings for 含:
- 含 hán (OC: ɡlɯɯm MC: ɦəm) 胡男切 平 廣韻：【説文銜也胡男切二十二 】
- HOLD IN MOUTH
- vt(oN)hold the contextually determinate N in one's mouth
- vtoNhold (any object) completely hidden in the mouth
- vtoNinchoativeput in one's mouth
- so as to> EAT
- vtoNeat/drink
- vtoNfigurativeimbibe (mysteries etc)
- generalised> CONTAIN
- vtoNhold in one's mouth> encompass; have within one, contain
- openly> SHOW
- vadNshown up discreetly, disclosed subtlyCH
- and present> GIFT
- nabactfuneral presentation of cowrie shells and jade
- vt(oN)make ritual gifts of cowrie shells and jade to a contextually determinate receiver
- covertly> CONCEAL
- vtoNkeep inside so as not to let others see> conceal inside; keep inside oneself; fail to show openly; avoid showing openly
- psychologically> FEEL
- vtoNhence: harbour inside one (any kinds of feelings or sentiments) [See also CONTAIN][CA]
- negative objects> ENDURE
- vtoNsustain, endure
- HOLD IN MOUTH
Additional information about 含
說文解字: 【含】，嗛也。 〔小徐本作「銜也。」〕 从口、今聲。 【胡男切】
- Criteria
- SHOW
1. The most general word for making anything visible is shì 示 (ant. hán 含 "keep to oneself").
2. Xiàn 見 / 現 (ant. bì 蔽 "make invisible to others,") refers to making visible what is there.
3. Xiǎn 顯 (ant. yǐn 隱 "hide from sight") is to make something prominently visible to wider audience.
4. Yáng 揚 (ant. yì 抑 "suppress and keep from general knowledge") is to make something universally visible to the general public.
5. Zhù 著 (ant. bì 蔽 "block from sight") is to show something up as deserving great attention.
6. Chén 陳 (ant. cáng 藏 "hide") is to lay out something so as to make it accessible to inspection.
7. Zhāo 昭 (yōu 幽 "keep in obscurity") is to cast light over something so as to make it accessible to wide appreciation.
8. Zhāng 彰 (ant. yì 抑 is to give proper illustrious public status to something that is held to clearly deserve such recognition.
9. Zhú 燭 (ant. yǐn 隱 "keep in the dark") is to cast enought light on something dark in order to make it visible.
10. Pù 暴 is to make accessible to view what is covered and therefore inaccessible to inspection.
- HOLD IN MOUTH
1. Hán 含 refers to the holding something completely hidden in one's mouth without swallowing it.
2. Xián 銜 refers to holding something in one's mouth with part of the object remaining visible from the outside.
- CONTAIN
[ABSTRACT/CONCRETE]
[BASIC/MARGINAL]
[[COMMON/RARE]]
[GENERAL/SPECIFIC]
1. Hán 含 is literally to hold in one's mouth, but the word can refer quite generally and even abstractly to containing something.
[MARGINAL]; [[COMMON]]
2. Róng 容 refers to the making room for and thus containing or having space for something, and the word is also used abstractly.
[GENERAL]
3. Yǒu tuó 有橐 refers in an abstract way to a larger unit encompassing a smaller unit.
[ABSTRACT]; [[RARE]]
- FEEL
1. The current word referring to a person feeling certain emotions is hán 含, and I have not yet found any near-synonyms.