HSK 5 · Verbs

包含 bāohán “to contain” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 包含 means

  1. to contain
  2. to embody
  3. to include

How to say 包含

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale包bāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale含hán2nd tone, rising

包含 in a sentence

  1. 它包含了什么？

    Tā bāohán le shénme?

    What does it contain?

    Sentence #469530 from Tatoeba

  2. 这个价格不包含这个箱子。

    Zhè ge jiàgé bù bāohán zhè ge xiāngzi.

    The price doesn’t include the box.

    Sentence #902969 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 严格来说，中文包含几百种方言。

    Yángé lái shuō, Zhōngwén bāohán jǐ bǎi zhǒng fāngyán.

    Strictly speaking, Chinese includes hundreds of dialects.

    Sentence #10192346 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 包含 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 包 (bāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
包bāoto cover
  • 勹wrap · bāo
  • 巳part of the character

Memory aidWrapping 勹 around a baby 巳: to wrap.

The character 含 (hán) with each of its parts in a different colour
含hánto keep in the mouth
  • 今modern · jīnSound part
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 今 (jīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with hán.

How to write 包含

包 5 strokes · 含 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 包含

Words with 包

书包shūbāo · schoolbag包bāo · to cover面包miànbāo · bread包子bāozi · bao (steamed stuffed bun)包括bāokuò · to comprise包裹bāoguǒ · parcel包围bāowéi · to surround打包dǎbāo · to pack up承包chéngbāo · to contract包庇bāobì · to shield (wrongdoing)

Words with 含

含糊hánhu · vague含义hányì · meaning

More words: Common Verbs

把握bǎwò · to grasp (also fig.)摆bǎi · to arrange办理bànlǐ · to handle包裹bāoguǒ · parcel保持bǎochí · to keep保存bǎocún · to conserve背bēi · to carry on one’s back避免bìmiǎn · to avoid

FAQs

包含 (bāohán) means “to contain” or “to embody”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it bāohán: bāo with a 1st 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.
Yes. 包含 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baohan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 包含 from the suggestions. Typing baohan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
包含 is an HSK 5 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.