饱含 (bǎo hán) — to be full of (emotion, meaning, etc.); to contain a great amount of

Definition

A written, elevated verb meaning 'to be full of (emotion or meaning)'. It emphasizes that something deeply contains a feeling — more literary than 包含, which just means 'to contain/include'.

verb
to be full of (emotion, meaning, etc.)to contain a great amount of

Examples

  • ，饱含。
    Tā kàn zhe tā de zhào piàn, yǎn lǐ bǎo hán zhe lèi shuǐ.
    She looked at his photo, her eyes full of tears.
  • 饱含。
    Zhè fēng xìn bǎo hán zhe shēn shēn de sī niàn zhī qíng.
    This letter is full of deep longing.
  • 饱含。
    Nà zuò gǔ chéng bǎo hán zhe yōu jiǔ de lì shǐ wén huà.
    That ancient city is rich in long-standing history and culture.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

饱bǎofull
含háncontain

饱 means full and 含 means contain, so it describes something filled with feeling or meaning.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飽; 饱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
食食shífood
Sound part声符shēngfú
包
包bāo飽bǎo
Same sound today

The traditional form 飽 uses 食 to mark food/eating and 包 for the sound.

Open 饱 →

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.

Open 含 →

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