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函
hán
1. envelope
2. case
3. letter
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

函
hán
correspondence; a case, a box
8 丶

Compound Words (20)

来函
láihán
incoming letter
便函
biànhán
an informal letter sent by an organization
信函
xìnhán
letter
公函
gōnghán
official letter
函人
hánrén
armor maker
函件
hánjiàn
letters
函大
hándà
abbr. for [[函授大學|函授大学<hánshòudàxué>]], open university
函子
hánzi
functor (math.)
函授
hánshòu
to teach by correspondence
函数
hánshù
function (math.)
函购
hángòu
mail order
函办
hánbàn
see [[函送法辦|函送法办<hánsòngfǎbàn>]]
函送
hánsòng
(formal) to inform by letter
函馆
Hánguǎn
Hakodate, main port of south Hokkaidō [[北海道<Běihǎidào>]], Japan
唁函
yànhán
a message of condolence
回函
huíhán
a reply (in writing)
密函
mìhán
secret letter
热函
rèhán
enthalpy
致函
zhìhán
to send a letter
贺函
hèhán
letter of congratulations

Alternate Entries

函
hán
variant of [[函<hán>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,949
Word Frequency Rank
7,807 of 84,292

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