内涵
nèihán · HSK 7
connotation
📦 内 inner + 涵 contain = the inner content a word contains, its connotation
内 — enclosure 冂 + enter 入
内 originally depicted something entering (入) into an enclosed space (冂), giving the core sense of 'inside' or 'within'. The pictographic image of going into a covered area extended naturally to meanings like inner, internal, and inland. It contrasts with 外 ('outside').