Meaning
envelope; case; letter
Chinese: 信件、套子，也指函数。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “han” becomes a different word in each tone. 函 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 函授hán shòuto teach by correspondence
- 公函gōng hánofficial letter
- 函人hán rénarmor maker
- 来函lái hánincoming letter; letter from afar; same as 来信
- 函大hán dàcorrespondence university
Example Sentence
学校给家长寄去了一封感谢函。Xué xiào gěi jiā zhǎng jì qù le yì fēng gǎn xiè hán.The school sent a thank-you letter to the parents.
学校Xué xiàoschool给gěito家长jiā zhǎnghead of a household寄jìto entrust去qùto go了le(completed action)一yìone封fēngto confer感谢gǎn xièto thank函hánenvelope。