函 (hán) — envelope; (formal) letter, correspondence
Definition
A formal written word for 'letter' or 'correspondence', used in official or business writing. Compare 信, the everyday word for mail — 函 sounds more formal and is almost never used in casual speech.
noun
envelope(formal) lettercorrespondence
Measure word · 封
Easily confused
Examples
- 函。Qǐng jiāng zhè fèn hán jiàn guī dàng.Please file this correspondence.
- 函。Wǒ shōu dào le yì fēng lái hán.I received an incoming letter.
- 函。Zhè fēng hán jiàn xū yào jiā gài gōng zhāng.This correspondence needs to be stamped with an official seal.
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