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Kanji Detail for 涵 - "soak, moisten, contain"
涵
- Meaning
涵 means "soak, moisten, contain."
Soak - To immerse in water.
Moisten - To wet; to dampen.
Contain - To hold within.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
immerse
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
soak, wet; tolerate, be lenient
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to contain; to include; culvert
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to wet, to soak; to tolerate, to include lenient
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Water and marshes being abundant. As in 涵濡 (to nurture), 涵泳 (to immerse). Also used metaphorically for grace and favor. | To contain. As in describing great tolerance as 海涵 (oceanic tolerance). The meaning of inner beauty not revealed outwardly. As in 渾涵 (comprehensive), 涵蓄 (contained). | Transforming one's temperament through learning is called 涵養 (cultivation). Transforming customs through education is called 涵育 (nurturing), meaning being immersed in it and waiting for natural transformation.
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