TongTong
Sign in

含量 (hán liàng) — content (the amount of a substance contained in something)

Definition

含量 is the measurable amount of a substance in something (vitamin C in juice, salt in food). 内容 is what something contains in a broader, non-quantitative sense.

noun
content (the amount of a substance contained in something)

Examples

  • C含量。
    Zhè zhǒng guǒ zhī de wéi shēng sù C hán liàng hěn gāo.
    This juice has a high vitamin C content.
  • 含量。
    Wǒ men xū yào jiǎn cè shuǐ zhōng zhòng jīn shǔ de hán liàng.
    We need to test the heavy metal content in the water.
  • 含量。
    Zhè zhǒng shí pǐn de yán hán liàng bǐ jiào dī.
    This food has a relatively low salt content.

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.

含háncontain
量liángquantity

contain and quantity combine to mean the quantity contained.

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.

Open 含 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 日日rìsun
  • 東東dōngbag; east

量 has 日 (sun) over 東 (bag; east). Some explanations suggest measuring under the sun or the sun rising in the east, but the exact origin is unclear.

Open 量 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5Quantity & Amount

Browse more HSK 5 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.