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The character 涵, structured with the water radical 氵 alongside the component 函, originally denoted physical containment or immersion in water, with 函 serving primarily as a phonetic element while reinforcing notions of enclosure. Its early usage centered on literal water-related contexts, but over time the meaning extended to abstract forms of inclusion and nurturing, as observed in terms such as 内涵 (connotation) and 涵养 (cultivation), reflecting a semantic expansion from tangible to figurative containment without alteration to its fundamental composition.
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他的涵养很好。
这篇文章内涵深刻。
她的笑容里涵着温暖。
这个计划涵盖了所有细节。
我们要有海涵的胸怀。
他的回答含蓄而有力。
这个理论涵括了多种观点。
文化内涵是这座城市的特点。