TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
涵
涵 ＝ 氵 ＋ 圅
ㄏㄢˊ · hán
verb — to contain, hold within; to soak, nourish
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
圅聲hán — gives the soundthe old form of 函, a tongue in its sheath — a holder
Water (氵) standing deep and wide — the old sense, abundant water. 圅 hán carries the sound, the sheath-graph behind today's 函. From water that holds and steeps, whatever takes things in: 涵養、包涵、內涵.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一窪深水（氵）漫過田，浸著也含著——涵。
A deep pool (氵) spreading over the field, soaking and holding all of it — 涵.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)水澤、涵澤— abundant water; to soak
→包涵、涵容— to contain, hold within常用
⇒涵養、內涵— to nourish; inner depth
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension