Chinese symbol for “imply”
暗含
àn hán
to imply; to suggest; to connote; implicit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for imply is 暗含 (àn hán), defined as: to imply; to suggest; to connote; implicit.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “imply”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 点 (點) | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) |
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean |
| 意味 | yì wèi | meaning; implication |
| 意指 | yì zhǐ | to mean; to imply |
| 寓 | yù | (bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 暗含.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark; darkly |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion |
| 暗杀 (暗殺) | àn shā | to assassinate |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng | in the dark; in secret |
| 阴暗 (陰暗) | yīn àn | dim; dark |
| 暗号 (暗號) | àn hào | secret signal; password; countersign |
| 包含 | bāo hán | to contain; to embody |
| 含有 | hán yǒu | to contain; including |
See also: Japanese symbol for “imply”.
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.