Chinese symbol for “contain”
包含
bāo hán
to contain; to embody; to include
The closest CC-CEDICT match for contain is 包含 (bāo hán), defined as: to contain; to embody; to include.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “contain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 含有 | hán yǒu | to contain; including |
| 内含 (內含) | nèi hán | to contain; to include |
| 蕴含 (蘊含) | yùn hán | to contain; to accumulate |
| 盛装 (盛裝) | chéng zhuāng | (of a receptacle etc) to contain |
| 含蓄 | hán xù | to contain; to hold |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 包含.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise; to include |
| 包装 (包裝) | bāo zhuāng | to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials |
| 包围 (包圍) | bāo wéi | to surround; to encircle; to hem in |
| 面包 (麵包) | miàn bāo | bread; measure word: 片 (piàn), 块 (kuài) |
| 钱包 (錢包) | qián bāo | purse; wallet |
| 含有 | hán yǒu | to contain; including |
| 含义 (含義) | hán yì | meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning |
| 含量 | hán liàng | content; quantity contained |
See also: Japanese symbol for “contain”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.