函(hán)

HSK 7-98 strokes

envelope

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Character information

Pinyin
hán
Meaning
envelope; case; letter
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 函 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿶凵⿻了？

Letters placed in a container 凵

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

凵kǎn了le

Parts are arranged enclosing from below.

How to write 函 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 函

Common words using 函 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gōng公hán函
HSK 7-9

official letter

Open 公函 page →
hán函shòu授
HSK 7-9

to teach by correspondence

Open 函授 page →
lái来hán函

incoming letter; letter from afar; same as 来信

Open 来函 page →
biàn便hán函

an informal letter sent by an organization

Open 便函 page →
xìn信hán函

letter; piece of correspondence (incl. email)

Open 信函 page →
sān三jiǎo角hán函shù数

trigonometric function

Open 三角函数 page →
hán函jiàn件

letters

Open 函件 page →
hán函shù数

function (math.)

Open 函数 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 函’s common words

公授来便信三角数

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