内 nèi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 入 — to enter, to come in
- Made of
- 冂 frame 人 man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
内涵
nèihán
connotation
Characters in this word
涵 hán
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 函 correspondence
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这句话的内涵很丰富，不能只从字面上理解。 Zhè jù huà de nèihán hěn fēngfù, bù néng zhǐ cóng zìmiàn shang lǐjiě. The connotation of this sentence is very rich, and it cannot be understood only literally.
- 他很有内涵，聊起历史和音乐总能说出新鲜的想法。 Tā hěn yǒu nèihán, liáo qǐ lìshǐ hé yīnyuè zǒng néng shuō chū xīnxiān de xiǎngfǎ. He has real depth; when he talks about history and music he always comes up with fresh ideas.
- 这个词的内涵在不同年代并不一样。 Zhège cí de nèihán zài bùtóng niándài bìng bù yíyàng. The connotation of this word has not been the same in different eras.
Related words
- 国内 guónèi within the country
- 内 nèi inside; within
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 内心 nèixīn inner heart; inside
- 内部 nèibù inside; internal part
- 内科 nèikē internal medicine department
- 以内 yǐnèi within
- 内在 nèizài inner; internal
- 在内 zàinèi included
- 之内 zhīnèi within (inside a limit)
- 海内外 hǎinèiwài both at home and abroad
- 内外 nèiwài inside and outside