# 含蓄 (hánxù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 含蓄 (hánxù) means “implicit; subtle; reserved”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: implicit; subtle; reserved
- Pinyin: hánxù (han2 xu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他的话说得很含蓄。
  Tā de huà shuō de hěn hánxù.
  His words were very subtle.

## Characters

- [含](https://hanziro.com/word/han-contain/) (hán): to contain; to hold in mouth
- 蓄 (xù): to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard)

https://hanziro.com/word/han-xu-implicit/

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