hán xù

含蓄 (hán xù) is a Chinese word meaning “to contain; to hold; (of a person or style etc) reserved”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 含蓄

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