HSK 6 · Ideas

内涵 nèihán “connotation” in Chinese

Traditional 內涵

What 内涵 means

  1. connotation
  2. inner meaning
  3. depth
  4. meaningful content
  5. implication
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • (semantics) connotation
  • inner qualities (of a person)

How to say 内涵

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale内nèi4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale涵hán2nd tone, rising

内涵 in a sentence

  1. 这首诗的内涵很深。

    Zhè shǒu shī de nèihán hěn shēn.

    This poem has deep meaning.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他是一个有内涵的人。

    Tā shì yí ge yǒu nèihán de rén.

    He’s a person of real depth.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 内涵 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 内 (nèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
内nèiinside
  • 冂down box · jiōng
  • 人person · rén
The character 涵 (hán) with each of its parts in a different colour
涵hánto contain
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 函correspondence · hánSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 函 (hán) hints at the sound. Compare it with hán.

How to write 内涵

内 4 strokes · 涵 11 strokes

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内涵 (nèihán) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 内涵 (nèihán). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 内涵

Words with 内

内nèi · inside内容nèiróng · content内科nèikē · internal medicine内部nèibù · inside内在nèizài · inner内幕nèimù · inside story

More words: Ideas & Concepts

模范mófàn · model魔鬼móguǐ · devil模式móshì · pattern南辕北辙nányuánběizhé · to act in a way that defeats one’s purpose凝聚níngjù · to condense配套pèitào · to form a complete set偏差piānchā · deviation片断piànduàn · fragment

FAQs

内涵 (nèihán) means “connotation” or “inner meaning”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it nèihán: nèi with a 4th tone, then hán with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 内涵 is written 內涵. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type neihan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 内涵 from the suggestions. Typing neihan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
内涵 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.