含蓄 meaning in English

hánxù

to contain; to hold

HSK 7-9verbadjective20 strokes

Meaning of 含蓄

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hánxù
  1. to contain
  2. to hold
  3. (of a person or style etc) reserved
  4. restrained
  5. (of words, writings) full of hidden meaning
  6. implicit
  7. veiled (criticism)

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

含 hán · to keep in the mouth · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

蓄 xù · to store · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Related words

Words that share a character with 含蓄.

包含bāohánto contain; to embody
含义hányìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning
含有hányǒuto contain; including
含量hánliàngcontent; quantity contained
积蓄jīxùto save; to put aside; savings
储蓄chǔxùto save money (in a bank); savings
含糊hánhuambiguous; vague
富含fùhánto contain in great quantities; rich in
蓄意xùyìdeliberate; premeditated
蓄势待发xùshìdàifāto wait for action after having accumulated power, energy etc

Questions about 含蓄

What does 含蓄 mean?

含蓄 (hánxù) means "to contain; to hold" and is used as a verb and adjective.

How do you write 含蓄?

含蓄 is made of 2 characters: 含 (7 strokes), 蓄 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 含蓄 an HSK word?

Yes. 含蓄 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.