Chinese symbol for “encompass”

涵括

hán kuò

to encompass; to cover

The closest CC-CEDICT match for encompass is 涵括 (hán kuò), defined as: to encompass; to cover.

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Characters and stroke order

涵 hán

to wet, to soak; to tolerate, to include lenient

radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes

括 kuò

to embrace, to enclose, to include

radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “encompass”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
含括	hán guā	(Tw) to contain; to include

Related words

Other words that share a character with 涵括.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
内涵 (內涵)	nèi hán	meaningful content; implication
涵盖 (涵蓋)	hán gài	to cover; to comprise
涵义 (涵義)	hán yì	content; meaning
涵养 (涵養)	hán yǎng	to cultivate (personal qualities); (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resource
蕴涵 (蘊涵)	yùn hán	to contain; to accumulate
意涵	yì hán	(Tw) meaning; significance; import; 层 (céng)
包括	bāo kuò	to comprise; to include
概括	gài kuò	to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline

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