entries → 含
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
含 character · TOCFL 2 (est.)
含 ＝ 口 ＋ 今
ㄏㄢˊ · hán
verb — to hold in the mouth; to contain, harbor; to imply

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義the mouth
今聲jīn — gives the sounda tongue covering an opening — the present moment
IFjīn → hán — the j softens to h, the vowel opens
Something kept inside the mouth (口), not yet swallowed — to hold in the mouth. 今 jīn carries the sound, worn toward hán. From holding inside comes containing and harboring: 包含、含義、含恨.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一口（口）水含在嘴裡，鼓著腮，不嚥下去。
A mouthful (口) held in the cheeks, not swallowed down.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)含在嘴裡— to hold in the mouth
→包含、含有— to contain, include常用
⇒含恨、含義— to harbor; to imply
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
合＝ 亼 ＋ 口héthe lookalike — 合 joins two lips shut, 含 tucks 今 over the mouth 口吟yínthe 今 family — 吟 chants, 含 holds