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含有 (hán yǒu) — to contain; to include

Definition

含有 (hányǒu) means 'to contain' or 'have as a component' — used for substances, elements, or qualities inside something (e.g. milk containing calcium). For listing parts of a set, prefer 包括; for abstract/literary 'contain' (meaning, emotion), use 蕴含.

verb
to containto include

Examples

  • 含有。
    Zhè zhǒng niú nǎi hán yǒu fēng fù de gài.
    This kind of milk contains abundant calcium.
  • 含有。
    Tā de bào gào hán yǒu hěn duō yǒu yòng de shù jù.
    His report contains a lot of useful data.
  • 含有。
    Kōng qì zhōng hán yǒu yǎng qì hé dàn qì.
    The air contains oxygen and nitrogen.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

含háncontain
有yǒuhave

含 means contain and 有 means have, together expressing contain, include.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
今
今jīn含hán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

含 is built from 口 (mouth) and 今 (jīn). The 口 part is about the mouth, while 今 gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5

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